Tihira
4-10-08
EMPIRE OF THE SUN
Empire of the Sun was a movie based on the life of a young boy named Jamie (Jim) who’s life went from being a rich little British boy to a poor boy who gets stuck in Japan during World War II. In this essay I will be following the life of Jamie from the begining to the end.
Before the war Jamie was a rich gentle brat he lived in a mansion that was very beautiful he had all the finest things that he wanted in life fine silverware, clothing, bikes and everything else that he wanted that poorer people did’nt have. He was a brat he took advantage of his nanny he bossed her around and told her things like he had to listen to her because she was his maid, he also road his bike through the house when and whereever he wanted to. Throughout all of the rich and bratness he had he was a gentle little boy he cared for the homeless people alot.
During the war Jamie became very poor frightened and alone after he departed from his mother and father. He had no money, clothes, little food and water. Several days after being away from his family he found his way back to his house and there was no one there he was very hungry he ate cans of non-cooked foods and everything that he could find to support his hunger. He found that the Japanese people were stealing all of their belongings, he got smacked in his face by his ex-Japanese maid I guess that was to get him back for bossing her around all the time. Jamie was scared every time he saw a Japanese soldier he would stop and surrender for no apparent reason, he was all alone he had no parents to love and care for him, tell him what to do or disipline him when he did wrong like other parents would normally do their children. After a few years Jamie lived in many different places traveled to many different places and seen different things he barely had food he would run around doing anything to help people to get himself something to eat, wear, and sleep. During this time he had seen people go through so many different things and he himself had been through a few things such as being lied to, and also cheated. Jamie had one friend or so he thought and his name was Bassie , he was good to Jamie for a while until he became selfish and started caring about himself and forgot all about Jamie. Jamie had stopped trusting people, he became a mature little boy and stopped listening to people and what they told him he was his own man and nobody could stop him.
After the war, Jamie found his way to a place where little children, after years of being away from them, reunited with their parents. When Jamie arrived, he did not see his parents because he did not even know what they looked like. He too had been away from them for a long time. When his mother finally recognized him, she was very pleased and very happy. Jamie was still a little confused. He had to think about what his mother looked like, and he had to think back to what she felt like. By the time they recognized each other, they were very excited and happy. They hugged very tightly, as if they had been apart for a lifetime. He did the same to his father, who had walked right by him earlier, but didn’t recognize him either. By the end of the day, Jamie was back to his old self, and back to being a wealthy little boy again.
Inconclusion, This was the life of a little boy who was left in the wrong place at the wrong time and in the end became a man.
Friday, April 18, 2008
Service Learning Reflection
Tihira
April 18, 2008
SERVICE LEARNING
In yesterdays meeting unfortunitely I was absent on that day, but I did get some background info on what they were talking about from one of my group members Katonya who said that they talked about getting better lunches and finding places we could go for help. They also talked about letting Mrs Thompson know that they did not want her on the committiee because she did not want to listen to what they were saying. That is all that they talked about to my knowledge of what my group member told me.
April 18, 2008
SERVICE LEARNING
In yesterdays meeting unfortunitely I was absent on that day, but I did get some background info on what they were talking about from one of my group members Katonya who said that they talked about getting better lunches and finding places we could go for help. They also talked about letting Mrs Thompson know that they did not want her on the committiee because she did not want to listen to what they were saying. That is all that they talked about to my knowledge of what my group member told me.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
SERVICE LEARNING REFLECTION
Tihira
April 14, 2008
SERVICE LEARNING REFLECTION
I am with the Nutrition Group for Service Learning, On friday’s meeting we talked about what our school needed to improve our schools lunch. Our group leaders were Anntoinette Marks, Derelle Ivery, and Micheal Lee, they proposed a eating healthy survey that they thought would be a good idea for the students to have. They allowed us to put our input and several kids had mostly the same ideas on the food thing. Our group leaders asked us to do some research to find what organizations would help us with making our school lunch better and healthy at the same time. Overall the meeting was good because everybody had input which allowed kids to get involved in the activity. What we need to improve is the research we need to find better research because we did’nt have enough. The meeting was very great and to the point.
April 14, 2008
SERVICE LEARNING REFLECTION
I am with the Nutrition Group for Service Learning, On friday’s meeting we talked about what our school needed to improve our schools lunch. Our group leaders were Anntoinette Marks, Derelle Ivery, and Micheal Lee, they proposed a eating healthy survey that they thought would be a good idea for the students to have. They allowed us to put our input and several kids had mostly the same ideas on the food thing. Our group leaders asked us to do some research to find what organizations would help us with making our school lunch better and healthy at the same time. Overall the meeting was good because everybody had input which allowed kids to get involved in the activity. What we need to improve is the research we need to find better research because we did’nt have enough. The meeting was very great and to the point.
Thursday, March 6, 2008
3/4/08 1-2
CRASH!!!!!
On September 9, 1938 at approximately 3:oo am 3 teenagers were found on the side of 31st and Indiana Road in a car that had been crashed dead into a tree. The driver looked to be a male about 18yrs old, a female in her teens and another male in his teens. As police and reporters gathered around the scene they found beer bottles in the back seat of the car along with a bottle of Rum, and Vodka. Police have stated that this was a case of teen drinking and driving, As police carried the bodies out of the smashed car parents and young teens gathered around watching as the three bodies were sadly put into the ambulance truck. Reporters and police urge parents not to let their children drive their cars on late nights out to parties where they know there will be drinking invloved. Police also say that laws should be inforced where teens are not allowed to drive after a certain amount of time or there will be fines involved.
Reporter- Tihira Johnson
CRASH!!!!!
On September 9, 1938 at approximately 3:oo am 3 teenagers were found on the side of 31st and Indiana Road in a car that had been crashed dead into a tree. The driver looked to be a male about 18yrs old, a female in her teens and another male in his teens. As police and reporters gathered around the scene they found beer bottles in the back seat of the car along with a bottle of Rum, and Vodka. Police have stated that this was a case of teen drinking and driving, As police carried the bodies out of the smashed car parents and young teens gathered around watching as the three bodies were sadly put into the ambulance truck. Reporters and police urge parents not to let their children drive their cars on late nights out to parties where they know there will be drinking invloved. Police also say that laws should be inforced where teens are not allowed to drive after a certain amount of time or there will be fines involved.
Reporter- Tihira Johnson
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Service Learning- Week 1
1.What interest you?
- working with older people, things like reading to them and talking to them.
- Working with children maybe like a tutor.
- Babysitting
- Gardening
Why is service learning important?
Service learning is important because it helps keep children off the streets for a certain amount of hours and it is a good way to help better shape the community where as though their will be less children getting in trouble.
- working with older people, things like reading to them and talking to them.
- Working with children maybe like a tutor.
- Babysitting
- Gardening
Why is service learning important?
Service learning is important because it helps keep children off the streets for a certain amount of hours and it is a good way to help better shape the community where as though their will be less children getting in trouble.
NHD REFLECTIION
3/4/08
NHD REFLECTION!!!!!
1. The topic that I chose for NHD was the Desegregation of Girard College, The project type was an Exhibit, my partners were Quincy Adams, Katonya Leach, and Ashlee Kalfas.
2. What did you learn?
- I learned that Girard College was a major issue in the philadelphia community and that it was a stepping stone to desegregation in other schools as well, and many people faught for many years and they finally got what they wanted.
- What I learned by working in groups was that as long as you have focused and hard working people to work with your project will go just fine even though you may argue alot in the end your project comes out great. I learned that my project was what I made it and if I did’nt put anything in I got nothing out but overall throughout the whole NHD Project I learned that it not only benefits to your grade but to my knowledge as well because when you research a certain topic that you had no idea about you learn more and that too is a good thing about NHD.
- The experience that I had with NHD was a great experience in a way but it was stressful as well because being as though I was so into working on thiss project it was all I thought about meaning that I forgot about every other class that I had and just focused on NHD and basically failing in other classes.
SUCCESSES
3.Some of my successes were that I got my work turned in on time and I got a major good grade on my project which was a very shocking moment for me because I really did’nt think that I would get such a good grade on my project.
CHALLENGES
4. Some of the challenges that I had were mainly getting the work turned in on time and actually trusting my group members which in the end turned out to be a huge success for me.
5. I really would not suggest any changes be made for next year but to work harder to maintain that good grade that I got this year.
NHD REFLECTION!!!!!
1. The topic that I chose for NHD was the Desegregation of Girard College, The project type was an Exhibit, my partners were Quincy Adams, Katonya Leach, and Ashlee Kalfas.
2. What did you learn?
- I learned that Girard College was a major issue in the philadelphia community and that it was a stepping stone to desegregation in other schools as well, and many people faught for many years and they finally got what they wanted.
- What I learned by working in groups was that as long as you have focused and hard working people to work with your project will go just fine even though you may argue alot in the end your project comes out great. I learned that my project was what I made it and if I did’nt put anything in I got nothing out but overall throughout the whole NHD Project I learned that it not only benefits to your grade but to my knowledge as well because when you research a certain topic that you had no idea about you learn more and that too is a good thing about NHD.
- The experience that I had with NHD was a great experience in a way but it was stressful as well because being as though I was so into working on thiss project it was all I thought about meaning that I forgot about every other class that I had and just focused on NHD and basically failing in other classes.
SUCCESSES
3.Some of my successes were that I got my work turned in on time and I got a major good grade on my project which was a very shocking moment for me because I really did’nt think that I would get such a good grade on my project.
CHALLENGES
4. Some of the challenges that I had were mainly getting the work turned in on time and actually trusting my group members which in the end turned out to be a huge success for me.
5. I really would not suggest any changes be made for next year but to work harder to maintain that good grade that I got this year.
Monday, March 3, 2008
Native Son BLOOMS TAXONOMY QUESTIONS
Bloom’s Taxonomy Questions
KNOWLEDGE
1. What happened after Bigger left his apartment, after he slammed the door from the argument?
- After Bigger left his apartment, after the argument he walked down the steps and into the street and met up with his friends at the poolroom.
COMPHREHENSION
2.Can you write the names of Biggers friends in book 1.
- The names of Biggers friends in the first book are Gus, Jack, GH, and Bessie.
APPICATION
3. What questions could you ask Bigger if he were here now and a real person?
- If Bigger were and real person and here today I would ask him two questions, the First question would be Why was he afraid to show his fears knowing that he was afraid. The second question would be Why did he have second thoughts about taking the job at Mr. Dalton’s store.
ANALYSIS
4. What do you see as other possible outcomes for Bigger if he had not killed Mary?
Possible outcomes for Bigger if he had not killed Mary probably would have been that he would have not been on the run as he is in the book or he probably would have kept his job as a chauffer and maybe went to night school, married Bessie and lived happily ever after.
SYNTHESIS
5. Can you see a possible solution to Bigger and Gus’s conflict?
- I can really see a possible solution to their conflict. The First thing they could do is sit down and maybe talk to each other about their fears, their goals and future plans. They should talk about what they want to be in life. Second they could just be mature adults and forget about the whole thing and just be friends again. And Finally, they could they could put a plan together and follow through with it.
EVALUATION
6. Who do you think created Bigger, Bigger or society?
- There are three reasons as to why I think society created Bigger. First society created Bigger because in the time era that he lives in he has to be the way that he is because I that time period there is a lot of racism going on where there are people getting killed and Bigger has to play the tough guy role even though he is scared out of his mind so he has to play like he’s not afraid of anything. Second society created him because his friends aren’t as afraid of the things going on around them because they are tougher than Bigger so he has to prove to them that he is not afraid as well. Lastly society created Bigger because Bigger lives in a family that is trying to make it, he has no father figure in his life so he really has play two different roles, one being a father figure to his siblings meaning he has to be the man of the house taking the place of his father, and two being the tough guy along with his friends and being tough for the outside world around him.
KNOWLEDGE
1. What happened after Bigger left his apartment, after he slammed the door from the argument?
- After Bigger left his apartment, after the argument he walked down the steps and into the street and met up with his friends at the poolroom.
COMPHREHENSION
2.Can you write the names of Biggers friends in book 1.
- The names of Biggers friends in the first book are Gus, Jack, GH, and Bessie.
APPICATION
3. What questions could you ask Bigger if he were here now and a real person?
- If Bigger were and real person and here today I would ask him two questions, the First question would be Why was he afraid to show his fears knowing that he was afraid. The second question would be Why did he have second thoughts about taking the job at Mr. Dalton’s store.
ANALYSIS
4. What do you see as other possible outcomes for Bigger if he had not killed Mary?
Possible outcomes for Bigger if he had not killed Mary probably would have been that he would have not been on the run as he is in the book or he probably would have kept his job as a chauffer and maybe went to night school, married Bessie and lived happily ever after.
SYNTHESIS
5. Can you see a possible solution to Bigger and Gus’s conflict?
- I can really see a possible solution to their conflict. The First thing they could do is sit down and maybe talk to each other about their fears, their goals and future plans. They should talk about what they want to be in life. Second they could just be mature adults and forget about the whole thing and just be friends again. And Finally, they could they could put a plan together and follow through with it.
EVALUATION
6. Who do you think created Bigger, Bigger or society?
- There are three reasons as to why I think society created Bigger. First society created Bigger because in the time era that he lives in he has to be the way that he is because I that time period there is a lot of racism going on where there are people getting killed and Bigger has to play the tough guy role even though he is scared out of his mind so he has to play like he’s not afraid of anything. Second society created him because his friends aren’t as afraid of the things going on around them because they are tougher than Bigger so he has to prove to them that he is not afraid as well. Lastly society created Bigger because Bigger lives in a family that is trying to make it, he has no father figure in his life so he really has play two different roles, one being a father figure to his siblings meaning he has to be the man of the house taking the place of his father, and two being the tough guy along with his friends and being tough for the outside world around him.
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