Nicholas Herrera

Othello blog one

This is my second blog as shown above. I am suppose to report various things such as the work ny groupo abnd i have produced, how the project is coming along, and explaining the different themes and how i am able to get in depth wiht them.

 TO start off i am holding my group behind, but they are not letting me fall to far behind and are making sure i catch up. I dont have a computer so i cannot fufill all of the requirements but they are helping me out. I think that today we will make great use of the Workshop period of our class, this way i will be able to catch up, even get ahead of shedule. Today ihope to post all my lines on gogole documents and begin filming or continue making the script.

THe group is doing well. Ofcourse we are goofing off a little bit but we are getting our work done at a steady pace. We have great chemistry all around. I have gotten to leanr more about khari shawn and lewam. I am also able to consentraite very well in this group, despite the hilarious jokes that are told.

 It is a little bit harder for me to understand the loyalty theme we are explaining. THe only thing i have noticed is that people can have three faces. One with their own intents, A face of appearence shown to others, and a face of sleflessness. Some peope have all these faces, some only have one. TO me it seems that Iago is coniving, yet clever, and knowing this can help me minupulate or understand how some people whom do such acts apear. This book is helping me understand more baout certain human natures.

In the biodiesel reaction project at Science Leadership Academy we are creating a video explianing out process and what our engineering class does. Some of the activities i have taken part in with the biodisel project consists of, caulking, cutting sheet metal, mesurements, and brianstorming different ideas. With the combind minds minds of the two advance engineering classes we were able to find correct mesurments, flow rates and build a proto type of what will be an inexpensive flow process to create biodeisel. We hope to paten this plan and procedure, and introduce it to farrmers and hopefully the public only at the cost of which is used to produse the fuel rather than making a profit.

Nicholas Herrera
June 2, 2008
Othello blog #1

The group’s progress is a moderate speed. We have now actually begun to gain more speed in out work. On my behave I acknowledge that I have held back the group in certain aspects. I don’t have a computer therefore; completing my work out of my environment seems to serve me as a difficulty. I have learned to cope with the loss of this necessity and continue to do my work at home. We are now picking up and are completing work on time.

I usually like to work alone, but this is the group project. We have done very well on our work group wise, we are able to assign objectives and execute them efficiently. Our group also has great chemistry, we have Kari, Shawn, Liam, and I. Shawn and khaki have great chemistry and are also very funny together, but with this aspect they also get their work done, and even ahead at times. I have chemistry with khaki and share some of the same aspects as him and Shawn. Lewam is a great asset to the group because she is able to assign and negotiate what to do given the situation.

Currently we have begun the 4^th quarter and have begun to read the play Othello. Of course in your typical English class consists of reading, writing and understanding the differences between our languages compared Shakespeare’s writing. This class has all of the requirements for English, but we have been provided with something extra. The little spice in your food, or should I say, the little POP in your Pop rocks. The extra ingredient brewing in this stew of students and learning is Mr. Chase.

            Mr. Chase is an energetic teacher that takes the aspects and view of our modern eye. (Though he isn’t that old anyway) We are now reading the play Othello as stated before. Within the book we received there is a modern interpretations and definitions of the words within it. I have not found a problem with any of the reading; actually I rarely use the modern definitions. Continuing on point, Mr. Chase is able to break this down. We have class activities that require group work and different interpretations and perspectives of your teammates to draw conclusions of the text, the characters tone of voice with in the text, and the character’s personalities. 

Horas de Sueño por Noche:

Anoche, dormí 5 horas.

El Desayuno:

Comi apple jacks

El Almuerzo:

Comí arroza 

La Cena:

Las Meriendas:

Comí mucho cheez-its y Zebra cakes, y Swissrolls, Coke

Ejercicio:

pilates por 20 minutos de correro.

Horas de Sueño por Noche:

Anoche, dormí 7horas.

El Desayuno:

Comi webbos y carne de deli y pan 

El Almuerzo:

Comí arroza y pueko 

La Cena:

Las Meriendas:

Comí mucho cheez-its y aqua

Ejercicio:

pilates por 2 horas jugo basketball.

I am almost through the project and i am happy that i have not fallen behind on it, except for the fact i have not complete my elevator pitch. I am happy that i am not in the predicterment to which i must make up a ton of work, when instead it is only one thing.

 Mr.Chase has taught me some of the symptoms of writeing constantly on a certain topic. THe biggest consisting of the use of all the information you have whithin the posts. THe solution to this problem for me was that Mr.Chase let me know ahead of time. THis was y iwas able to divde my work evenly thoughout the project. I held back some of the information i have learned and instead of putting it into one post i was able to put it into two, therefore it was not as much as an obstical as assume.

 One unique aspect in my topic is that it contains 2 topics, and i am not trying to totally sway people into a descion. I am just trying to provide some information so that if they every come upon a situation simalar to what i am providing information about to maybe try my solution. So I have run into the situation of running out of information, but since i have a second topic i am able to learn more about it, and provide more information, resulting in me not running out of information.

I’m sitting here in my house in my PJ’s wonder what I should do. I have math to do but I feel as if it is too early to comprehend equations for task 2 on my benchmark. I’m caught up and relatively ahead in History and biochemistry. So then it popped into my wind as if a certain man has swung a hammer and destroyed a watermelon.  I have to finish up my blog posts for English. Two of them were do YESTERDAY! So I have grabbed my unique White Apple and began to take a bite to consume some thirst quenching knowledge.
(Mr. Chase if you are reading this I’m guessing that I should right like this some more. Lol.)
    Anyhow, I have completed my first blog post that I have had to make up which was BLog post 7. I have begun to write about the subtopic of Abortion because my main topic is Stem-cell Research vs. Abortion. Now I have posted some material I have read in the other blogs but I still feel as if I haven’t grasp the actual fundamental of knowledge required to create my project including abortion, therefore I am going to refresh my memory along with your with some basics of abortion.

This webpage displays the various facts, effect and description of an abortion. One thing that must be addressed are the risks in which are presented during an abortion. Here is some form this webpage. Risks    Return to top

Risks of surgical abortion include:

    * Excessive bleeding
    * Infection of the uterus or fallopian tubes
    * Damage to the uterus or cervix
    * Emotional or psychological distress

The risks of surgical abortion increase, as a woman gets further along in her pregnancy. That's why it's important to make a decision about abortion as early as possible, when the procedure is safest.

Risks of medical (non-surgical) abortion include:

    * Prolonged bleeding
    * Fetus not passing completely from body, making surgery necessary
    * Nausea
    * Vomiting
    * Diarrhea
    * Pain

The risks for any anesthesia are:

    * Reactions to medications
    * Problems breathing

The risks for any surgery are:

    * Bleeding
    * Infection

There is also more information as to the reason people get abortions, how some are performed, who they can be done at, the after effects of it and definition of Abortion which is: “An abortion is a procedure to end a pregnancy by removing the fetus and placenta from the mother's womb.

There are many forms of abortion -- sometimes an abortion occurs on its own (spontaneously), and other times a woman chooses (elects) to end the pregnancy.”

In this blog I am going to list various facts and statistics about abortion. The first set are from a website called http://www.guttmacher.org and this link will take you to the Induced Abortions page of the website. These facts were posed in January 2008, which would mean that is has some of the most recent evidence and facts. This Page was created by the Guttmacher institute and it has taken information and have cited them at the bottom of their page, which is what the numbers at the end of the sentences refer to.

This cites carries a lot of information regarding abortion, but the information I am looking for today has to do with the law and policies of abortion. Lucky me I happened to find a section within the page that I have hyperlinked. This is taken straight from the page so that you do not have to wait for that page to load up, unless u wants to take a look at more of the information they provide. Below is a brief history of the regulations for Stem-cell research.

“LAW AND POLICY

• In the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, the Supreme Court ruled that women, in consultation with their physician, have a constitutionally protected right to have an abortion in the early stages of pregnancy—that is, before viability—free from government interference.

• In 1992, the Court reaffirmed the right to abortion in Planned Parenthood v. Casey. However, the ruling significantly weakened the legal protections previously afforded women and physicians by giving states the right to enact restrictions that do not create an “undue burden” for women seeking abortion.

• Thirty-five states currently enforce parental consent or notification laws for minors seeking an abortion. The Supreme Court ruled that minors must have an alternative to parental involvement, such as the ability to seek a court order authorizing the procedure.[18]

• Even without specific parental involvement laws, six in 10 minors who have an abortion report that at least one parent knew about it.[19]

• Congress has barred the use of federal Medicaid funds to pay for abortions, except when the woman’s life would be endangered by a full-term pregnancy or in cases of rape or incest.

• Seventeen states use public funds to pay for abortions for some poor women, but only four do so voluntarily; the rest do so under a court order.[20] About 13% of all abortions in the United States are paid for with public funds[21] (virtually all from state governments).[22]

• Family planning clinics funded under Title X of the federal Public Health Service Act have helped women prevent 20 million unintended pregnancies during the last 20 years. An estimated nine million of these pregnancies would have ended in abortion.[23] “

Upon reading this I am able to deduct that the Government does fund abortion. The only ways that the government funds it is under certain circumstances. Some of these situations were listed above such as Incest, Rape, to help poor people whom cannot afford the procedure. Also note that as the funding goes for the poor only seventeen States do such, and only four voluntarily do so.

I have come to a realization that the topic I have chosen has been misleading in someway. I have said that I was posting information on Stem cell research then abortion. I have done some research upon abortions and found out that the term “abortion” means the actual extraction of the baby. So technically in order to get embryonic stem cells toy must abort it. Though I for a split second believed that my post have been misleading, they totally have not. There are many ways to abort a pets, there are some less painful ways and the there are ones in which the baby can fell it.
This is one in which they use salt to kill the pets, which can basically cause as much pain as possible as the salt eats away and burns the baby. This is a short description from http://www2.hu-berlin.de/sexology/ATLAS_EN/html/abortion_methods.html

“Saline Injection

This method, also known as "salting out", consists of replacing some of the fluid surrounding the fetus with salt water. This is done by inserting a long, hollow needle through the abdomen into the amniotic sac inside the uterus. The salt water kills the fetus. The uterus starts contracting usually within the next two days, resulting in the delivery of the dead fetus.”

In this article there is a situation in which the unborn baby was to feel no pain. The unborn baby was delivered alive and was not taken care of by the medical staff. Along with the situation the staff did not follow orders the patient had bestowed them. This is one example in which the unborn baby may feel no pain but the patient did not receive it as she ordered the to give it to her.

“Digoxin is a drug injected into an unborn baby to cause his or her heart to stop in preparation for what amounts to a stillborn birth. Angele says despite having asked for it, she did not receive the digoxin injection, which she surmises caused the baby to be born alive. “

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=43962

I have come to a realization that the topic I have chosen has been misleading in someway. I have said that I was posting information on Stem cell research then abortion. I have done some research upon abortions and found out that the term “abortion” means the actual extraction of the baby. So technically in order to get embryonic stem cells toy must abort it. Though I for a split second believed that my post have been misleading, they totally have not. There are many ways to abort a pets, there are some less painful ways and the there are ones in which the baby can fell it.
This is one in which they use salt to kill the pets, which can basically cause as much pain as possible as the salt eats away and burns the baby. This is a short description from http://www2.hu-berlin.de/sexology/ATLAS_EN/html/abortion_methods.html

“Saline Injection

This method, also known as "salting out", consists of replacing some of the fluid surrounding the fetus with salt water. This is done by inserting a long, hollow needle through the abdomen into the amniotic sac inside the uterus. The salt water kills the fetus. The uterus starts contracting usually within the next two days, resulting in the delivery of the dead fetus.”

In this article there is a situation in which the unborn baby was to feel no pain. The unborn baby was delivered alive and was not taken care of by the medical staff. Along with the situation the staff did not follow orders the patient had bestowed them. This is one example in which the unborn baby may feel no pain but the patient did not receive it as she ordered the to give it to her.

“Digoxin is a drug injected into an unborn baby to cause his or her heart to stop in preparation for what amounts to a stillborn birth. Angele says despite having asked for it, she did not receive the digoxin injection, which she surmises caused the baby to be born alive. “

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=43962

This is my 4th blog on my topic about stem cell research vs. abortion. In this post I wont address my actual subject, the way I have creating my posts and how it is affecting my writing. I have somewhat run out of material to type about. Which is why I am going to explain how my project is coming along, rather than just using all my information in one big blast and then have nothing to show for the next posts.

In the first two bogs I had created more of a generalized post as to an informational post. The 3rd post I really gathered my information. I looked up more facts rather than just summarizing what I learned. I was able to include that into my bogs.  Anyway, I am trying to reserve some information for more posts to come. My project to me has been a fun experience. I have learned a lot about Stem cells, more than abortion. I think that I have begun to gain more interest in the actual study rather than the topic I have chosen.

 The biggest thing that people thing about stem cell research is it is inhuman. This is true, but thing people have to understand is that this is an opinion. Sometimes when people oppose this there are arguments based upon religion and morals. One thing I can clear up about morals is that this solution may* be better than abortion because it can be used instead of buried. The second thing is religion; some people opinion can be based on what they have learned as a child, such as religion. I will not get into this controversial statement I have just made, but the core is that there is a separation of church and state. I think that any decision made with an influence of religion should be disregarded.

Anyway the problem with my elevator pitch is that I don’t want to sound to scientific or logical but I want people to understand where I’m coming from without crossing this boundary line. The line between Maybe I should consider this, or All this guy is trying to do is get me to support them, when infect I am just trying to show them the benefits.

Stem cells are cells that are able to divide without a limit. When they divide that can either take the shape of another Stem cell allowing it to continue the division, or it can turn into another cell to help repair damage done to the body. These cells are able to continue this process as long as the animal or human are alive. The stem cells can turn into many cells including, muscle cells, red blood cells, or even into brain cells.

The research is making new discoveries everyday. The research is able to provide treatments for various diseases. This treatment is called Regenerative or reparative medicine. One of the ways they are able to extract the cell is through a 3-5 day old phetus. The reason they extract it from such a young phetus is because this is when the cell begins to take it shape. It being extracted is like getting a joker in a card game, they can be considered or used or turned in to any of the other cards, in this case the cells.

There are 2 types of Stem cells, Adult and embryonic. The difference between the to is that the Embryonic is the one I have given information above about. The adult stem cells can only be used for places they originated from or the tissue. Which means if it is extracted form the liver it can only be used on another liver.
Is there funding?

“In order to ensure that federal funds are used to support only stem cell research that is scientifically sound, legal, and ethical, NIH examines stem cell lines and maintains a Stem Cell Registry of lines that satisfy the criteria.”
The National Institute of Health

• Surprises- I figured that finding information for this subject would be so much easyer then planned. THe reason i thought the information would be handed to me was because it is such a big controversal subject. One thing i am also hjaviung a problem withis that when i do find information it is opinionated instead of in genereal.
• Obstacles- Finding people that will understand what i am trying to say. Alot of peo-le already have opinions on this subject so changing it would be a real task. I have seen soi
• Plans for future work- Try to make sure the resourses i get are not One sided and are for the general public and knowldge. Learn how to compare different sides and views. 
• Deadlines- I missed the 2nd post but made it up when he announced it, it had left my mind. I made sure i turned somethign in.
• General thoughts on progress so farIm doing ok like following the path but i need to advance on it.
• Check out the class blog for some examples.
• Begin your list of three possible change agents to whom you can present your Elevator Pitch and Action Plan.