Revised Outline

"Them? Us? Look at them, they are us, what differences do you see?" This quote, which was stated in the 1994 film, Lion King, sums up the extent in which, Ruby Bridges, took action as a Civil War activist- just as Kiara from the Lion King thought the same about her fellow lions. It was through her action of standing up for the integration of black and white kids that caused a stir in the fight against civil rights.

Ruby Bridges was born on September 8, 1954 in Tylertown, Mississippi, but was raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. She lived during the time when the blacks and whites had separate water fountains, when blacks sat in the back of the bus, and when they had separate schools. It was her mother's wish that she get a good education so that her life wouldn't be as difficult as hers, and to do this she had to go to an all white school. But there was a problem, whites did not want black people going to their school because they thought they were better and that there shouldn't be equality between the two races. Because of her family's wish for Ruby to attend an all-white school, her father lost his job and white people threatened to poison Ruby if she even stepped foot in "their" school. However, Ruby and her family weren't going to let the white people change there mind, Ruby passed a test and was accepted to

Artist's Statement Outline

"Them? Us? Look at them, they are us, what differences do you see?" This quote, which was stated in the 1998 film, Lion King, sums up the extent in which Ruby bridges, took action as a Civil War activist. Just as Kiara from the Lion King thought the same about her fellow lions. It was through her action of standing up for the integration of black and white kids that caused a stir in the fight against civil rights.

Body:
-Ruby Bridges and her story
-Go more into depth about what makes her stand out in history
-Why did she do this?

Conclusion:
-How has America benefitted from her influence?
-How I feel about this?
-Are we truly one group of people like the quote says?

It's Either One Way or the Other...

As we all know, the focus on our environment is a huge part in politics. It wasn't until January 6th, 2009, that our president Bush, 2 weeks before leaving office, decides to safeguard areas totaling 195,280 square miles. According to the first article, before this decision, he resisted imposing mandatory curbs on greenhouse gas emissions that have to do with climate change and has opened large areas of the nation's drilling, mining, and other use of resources. Why wasn't this done before he's about to leave office?

From the way I see things, I feel that he wants to leave The White House wanting to save his reputation. I mean let's face it, I highly doubt that 10 years in the future he will be viewed as one of the best presidents in the history of America. However, I don't think him being president was a waste. He's only human and of course humans make mistakes, so upcoming presidents can learn from those mistakes and change the ways they govern from what they've seen. Through Bush's new decision of ocean conservation, I think that adding this will only add another distraction to our economy and leave America in more debt than it already is. If Bush is trying to protect his reputation, I don't think that such a rash decision as this will help anything, it'll only make things worse.

The second article, titled "Bush's seven deadly environmental sins," has me leaving with different questions. Bush's first sin is listed as, "Bush Sin 1: Blew hot air on global warming." This is when he refused to agree to mandatory greenhouse gas emission reductions. My question is why didn't he do anything about this environmental issue before putting his focus on a whole new one? Bill McKibben, an author and climate activist says, "The most shameful thing we've done of all is to walk away from the international debate on climate, which has crippled the debate and caused everyone in the world to think that we're hypocritical and deluded." Personally, I disagree with statement. The reason is because climate isn't everything. Sure it affects the earth and we should know about the weather and all of that, but there's also other focuses in life that are more important. Maybe it's time to educate people about climate so that they know where they're money is going as well as the effects of climate change, but for now I just think were spending way too much money on an issue that not many people feel passionate about or even know about. Bush made a quick decison, he made promises that he didn't fulfill, but once again people make mistakes and I applaud him for his courage and perservation and sticking out his term till the very end, considering all the bashing he was getting from literally all directions.

Internship Goals

1. What do you hope to learn about the "adult" world of work while you are at your internship?

Through my internship I hope to learn that with the opportunity I have to be an "adult" I learn responsibility. I hope that I love what I do so that I don't get bored and I can really head towards my goal of becoming a nurse.

2. What do you hope to learn or discover about yourself and your identity while you are at your internship this semester?

I hope to learn that I am actually the person I perceive myself as. I hope that I can show care and love to those who need it and at the same time love what I'm doing. I hope that I can grow as a person by working with other people. I'm usually better at being independent and working alone rather than with people, so hopefully through internship I will get better at group projects.

3.What goals do you have for yourself for your internship experience?

Concerning my internship experience my goals include being able to speak to others without being afraid to be judged. I hope to have a positive attitude towards my co-workers and mentor. I am also looking forward to being exposed to the work field so that I am not afraid when I am an adult and actually pursuing what I wish to do.

First Step in the Semester Reflection

For the H2O project, I am most proud of the way my partner and I worked together to come up with the end product of the beach reviews on InDesign. I liked the fact that it drew people in and at the same time they were able to know which beaches are the safest as well as the dirtiest to swim in. I feel like I'm making a difference in the fight to make the water cleaner and safer for both animals and people to live longer and healthier lives. The most interesting thing I learned from doing this project is the type of bacteria that is in the water. Before this project I had absolutely no idea what indicator bacteria even were and the types of sicknesses such bacteria can cause. This information was gathered mostly by going out to different beaches, taking the water, and then running it through different steps before actually figuring out what bacteria is present in the water. Of course my biology teacher gets the credit for teaching us students about the different types of bacteria and showing us how to correctly collect water so that we are better able to test it.

Whale Hunting

Who is "right" in the controversy involving whaling and the Sea Shepherd?

The controversy that involves whaling and the Sea Shepherd is a two-sided issue that deals with whether whale killing should be legalized or not. Judging from what I've read in the packet about Paul watson and his crew and the right to kill whales I don't think any of the sides are correct.

In the text it says. "Whaling is not banned, but it is not exactly permitted either-an ambiguity resulting from political compromise and shortsightedness." I think this would be confusing for those people who do go whale hunting because there's no real yes or no answer for such an action. However, when it comes to Watson's actions and what he did, then that's when the line should be drawn between killing whales just to kill them or because they're actually going to be used for something.

Martin Sheen said, "He's one of the gutsiest guys on the planet. I am just so grateful to him for his commitment and his courage and his daring and his humanity." I think all of these qualities are good to have, but NOT when it comes to the killing of animals just for the sake of killing animals. An issue such as this one should be dealt with by the people who make laws so that other people don't get the thinking that it's ok to go out and start killing a big number of living things.

Neptune's Navy
Paul Watson's wild crusade to save the oceans
by Raffi Khatchadourian November 5, 2007

Does Race Matter?

The question, "Isn't it time for the language to move on?" to me means that instead of judging someone by there appearance through our speech, we should think before we point out eachother's differences. It seems as though her question is making it very clear to her audience that humans today are so stuck in one position that maybe, just maybe we should switch our focus of language back to logic.

Throughout the piece of writing written about Obama by Marie Arana called, "He's Not Black," she is simply making the point that Obama isn't just one race, he is biracial. So for people like ourselves to just call him black because of what we see is a bit naive because we know the facts, we know he's African-American, but we still choose to call him black and like Arana pointed out, on the front page of the Washington Post newspaper it stated, "Obama Makes history: U.S. Decisively Elects First Black President." Personally, I think that what he's called, whether black or white, it doesn't really matter. I mean the fact that he is the first black man to be President I feel is a huge honor for African Americans who lived back then as well as now. However, I think that we could argue this all day until we turn blue in the face, but still have a personal preferance to what we what to call him. Race shouldn't even be our main focus. Why is it that an article is written about race when were trying not to focus on it? All it's going to do is cause our minds to thinking that every time we see someone, were going to try and place them in a race they really don't belong to, which I don't think is Marie Arana's motive at all.

She does a good job making the connection between her family and his family and how they are both biracial. She says, "Like Obama, I am the child of a white Kansan mother and a foreign father who, like Obama's, came to Cambridge, Mass., as a graduate student." When she makes this connection, it's clear to me as a reader that she has respect for his mixed being rather than bashing him. This shows me that the similarities one has with another human being is better than the putting down of a person because of their race or what they look like. So tell me this, does race matter?




He's Not black He's White