For this action project, unit "Judge" we learned about the judicial branch and what is its purpose and powers. In this class we were assigned to choose a policy and research about it and give it our just opinion and what we thought about the policy we chose. The policy I chose was the Miranda V.s. Arizona (The Miranda Right). What I am most proud of is learning more about our rights and what I should be aware for the future. The most challenging thing was to get pictures but I did get one. Hope you enjoy and are aware of your rights.
Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Thursday, May 26, 2016
The Improved Palmer Square
For this unit called "Flow" I was assigned to choose a neighborhood and improve its surroundings or the neighborhood itself. In this unit, we learned about different cities and how their cities are built and why. We learned what is good and bad about our city and what is urban planning itself and how that influences in our city and neighborhoods. I chose Palmer square in Logan Square because it's a huge park in a walk-able area. I am most proud of completing my model on time and choosing this area in my neighborhood. The most challenging about this action project was improving the place I chose because it's so big.
The five improvements I chose to add in the neighborhood was:
The five improvements I chose to add in the neighborhood was:
- Benches
- Skate Park
- Gated Park
- Water Park
- Basketball Court
The reasons why I chose these improvements were because Palmer Square Park is extremely huge and filled with trees, path ways and plenty of beautiful grass. The middle section of Palmer Square Park has sort of a play area for children and the rest of the park is open for any activities. Since there's a lot of free space I decided to put a basketball court on the left side of the park. A skate park by the children's playground with benches.
Tuesday, May 24, 2016
Spanglish and its influence on American English
For my 3rd period class, I was assigned to choose a topic that I felt most comfortable researching. I chose "Spanglish" because I speak both languages and I also use Spanglish in my daily life. Spanglish is a concept that stirs heated controversy, in which this is why I chose it than me knowing the language itself. Overall, this class was great and I learned a lot of the grammar that I didn't know. I am most proud of choosing this topic and learning more why people tend to use both languages in one. The most challenging thing about this class was knowing what words had an accent to it.
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As I researched, I became more aware that Spanglish is sometimes forced into peoples lives in many ways. Some families might speak one language that might be English, Spanish or any other. In my household my family only speaks and understands Spanish. Growing up, Spanish was my first language and it became even harder for me to communicate in school and with friends that didn't know Spanish. As I learned the American English language, communicating with others was more simple and easy. As I get older I am more fluent in English making it harder for me to switch up when it comes to talking to my family members. Knowing both languages is special because not everyone knows two languages, especially the most common ones.
When you know both languages it becomes a new habit to speak in both and switch words up. I used "Spanglish" in my daily life because that helps me not forget both. It sometimes makes sense to use Spanglish that just one language. When I am around people that know both languages it automatically comes out in Spanglish because you know that person knows both and will still understand you with either language, which is pretty awesome.
The celebrity that I chose for this action project was Jennifer Lopez. Jennifer Lopez is an American singer actor, Fashion designer etc. Lopez considers herself Puerto Rican. In a lot of her songs she sings in both Spanish and English. In Chicago, a lot of advertisements are written in Spanglish like in:
All of these play a huge part in our city. It sort of forces people to understand more than just Spanish or English. I find this very cool that both of these unique languages can be combines together and can still be understood.
1. El Mouse: (The computer mouse)
2. El Parking: (The parking lot)
3. Ella le gusta jugar video games: (She likes to play video games)
4. Me encanta escuchar el radio in my car: (I love to listen to the radio in my car)
5. El se pasa studying todo los dias: (He's always studying all the time)
6. Ella corre su skateboard in la tienda: (She rides her skateboard in the store)
7. Mi cellphone tiene signal: (My cellphone has signal)
8. El pencil me corto: (The pencil cut me)
9. La agua is very cold: (The water is very cold)
10. My mother siempre me da comida: (My other always gives me food)
11. My computer esta muerto: (My computer is dead)
12. Me gusta ir swimming en el verano: (I like to go swimming in the summer)
13. Yo necesito tu help with my homework: (I need your help with my homework)
14. Mi bicicleta es pink y purple: (My bicycle is pink and purple)
15. Mi cuarto es big: (My room is big)
16. El bebe was crying all night: (The baby was crying all night)
17. En la escuela estuve aprendiendo escribir in Arabic: (In school I was learning how to write in Arabic)
18. Me gustan los fruits de Puerto Rico: (I like the fruits from Puerto Rico)
19. El vaso was dirty: (The cup was dirty)
20. Yo no pude durmir porque estaba muy loud afuera: (I couldn't sleep because it was too loud outside)
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As I researched, I became more aware that Spanglish is sometimes forced into peoples lives in many ways. Some families might speak one language that might be English, Spanish or any other. In my household my family only speaks and understands Spanish. Growing up, Spanish was my first language and it became even harder for me to communicate in school and with friends that didn't know Spanish. As I learned the American English language, communicating with others was more simple and easy. As I get older I am more fluent in English making it harder for me to switch up when it comes to talking to my family members. Knowing both languages is special because not everyone knows two languages, especially the most common ones.
When you know both languages it becomes a new habit to speak in both and switch words up. I used "Spanglish" in my daily life because that helps me not forget both. It sometimes makes sense to use Spanglish that just one language. When I am around people that know both languages it automatically comes out in Spanglish because you know that person knows both and will still understand you with either language, which is pretty awesome.
The celebrity that I chose for this action project was Jennifer Lopez. Jennifer Lopez is an American singer actor, Fashion designer etc. Lopez considers herself Puerto Rican. In a lot of her songs she sings in both Spanish and English. In Chicago, a lot of advertisements are written in Spanglish like in:
- McDonald's
- Taco Bell
- Hispanic Restaurants
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| JR. "Me gusta los fast food restaurants". (2016). |
All of these play a huge part in our city. It sort of forces people to understand more than just Spanish or English. I find this very cool that both of these unique languages can be combines together and can still be understood.
1. El Mouse: (The computer mouse)
2. El Parking: (The parking lot)
3. Ella le gusta jugar video games: (She likes to play video games)
4. Me encanta escuchar el radio in my car: (I love to listen to the radio in my car)
5. El se pasa studying todo los dias: (He's always studying all the time)
6. Ella corre su skateboard in la tienda: (She rides her skateboard in the store)
7. Mi cellphone tiene signal: (My cellphone has signal)
8. El pencil me corto: (The pencil cut me)
9. La agua is very cold: (The water is very cold)
10. My mother siempre me da comida: (My other always gives me food)
11. My computer esta muerto: (My computer is dead)
12. Me gusta ir swimming en el verano: (I like to go swimming in the summer)
13. Yo necesito tu help with my homework: (I need your help with my homework)
14. Mi bicicleta es pink y purple: (My bicycle is pink and purple)
15. Mi cuarto es big: (My room is big)
16. El bebe was crying all night: (The baby was crying all night)
17. En la escuela estuve aprendiendo escribir in Arabic: (In school I was learning how to write in Arabic)
18. Me gustan los fruits de Puerto Rico: (I like the fruits from Puerto Rico)
19. El vaso was dirty: (The cup was dirty)
20. Yo no pude durmir porque estaba muy loud afuera: (I couldn't sleep because it was too loud outside)
Saturday, May 14, 2016
The Spanish-American War
Hello bloggers! In this unit "Execute" we learned about the executive branch of federal and government in which is responsible for carrying out and/or executing the laws. We also learned the purpose and the powers of the executive branch, and how those powers are executed throughout history. For this second action project the class was given the choice to pick a war, researching it and deciding whether the war was unjust or just in your opinion. The war I chose for this action project was The Spanish-American War. The most challenging thing about this project was to find a war that I felt comfortable researching and learning more about. What I am most proud of is learning about the The Spanish-American War and knowing the history behind it and how it effects everything today.
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The Spanish American War, U.S. forces took place in 1898 in Cuba, Puerto Rico and Guam. The war was fought between Spain and the United States of America. This war happened because a lot of people wanted Cuba to become an independent country but they refused and on along with that the Americans wanted a colonial empire for their country which lead to war between Spain and the United States of America. The Spanish-American war involved the Caribbean islands such as Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam and Philippines because Spain lost the sea war in which they had to give up its colonies of Cuba, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and part of Guam. All of these colonies, except for Cuba, would become U.S. colonies at the end of the war. Although the main issue was Cuban independence.
The Spanish-American War went on from April 25, 1898 – August 12, 1898 (3 months, 2 weeks and 4 days). The ten-week war was fought in both the Caribbean and the Pacific. The United States of America joined because Americans wanted a colonial empire for their country. They wanted to take control of other lands and that’s when they decided to fight against Spain. One of the unique features of this war was that this was a U.S. occupation during the larger, ongoing. American troops were soon in route to Spain’s other important Caribbean possession, Puerto Rico, and landed on the island’s southern coast on July 25th. The invasion was in keeping with the U.S. strategy to intensify pressure on Spain’s possessions until Madrid sued for peace. Spain began to realize they couldn’t anymore but to ask the Americans for peace terms. By then, U.S. ground forces had swept across southern and central Puerto Rico, where inhabitants received them warmly.
This war was fought because Cuba wanted to become an independent country but the Americans wanted a colonial empire for themselves. The Cubans were wary of the United States' intentions, the overwhelming support from the American public provided the Cubans with some peace of mind, because they believed that the United States was committed to helping them achieve their independence.
Immediate Causes:
Overall, I think that this was unjust because the United States of America really didn't have to control any land or territory. They were already big enough, it was just unnecessary to have a war over colonizing other peoples countries and land.
Citations:
"Puerto Rico Invaded." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 16 May 2016.
"Spanish–American War." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 16 May 2016.
"The Spanish-American War, 1898." Milestones: 1866–1898. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 May 2016.
"Where Did The Spanish American War Take Place." Enotes.com. Enotes.com, n.d. Web. 16 May 2016.
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The Spanish American War, U.S. forces took place in 1898 in Cuba, Puerto Rico and Guam. The war was fought between Spain and the United States of America. This war happened because a lot of people wanted Cuba to become an independent country but they refused and on along with that the Americans wanted a colonial empire for their country which lead to war between Spain and the United States of America. The Spanish-American war involved the Caribbean islands such as Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam and Philippines because Spain lost the sea war in which they had to give up its colonies of Cuba, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and part of Guam. All of these colonies, except for Cuba, would become U.S. colonies at the end of the war. Although the main issue was Cuban independence.
The Spanish-American War went on from April 25, 1898 – August 12, 1898 (3 months, 2 weeks and 4 days). The ten-week war was fought in both the Caribbean and the Pacific. The United States of America joined because Americans wanted a colonial empire for their country. They wanted to take control of other lands and that’s when they decided to fight against Spain. One of the unique features of this war was that this was a U.S. occupation during the larger, ongoing. American troops were soon in route to Spain’s other important Caribbean possession, Puerto Rico, and landed on the island’s southern coast on July 25th. The invasion was in keeping with the U.S. strategy to intensify pressure on Spain’s possessions until Madrid sued for peace. Spain began to realize they couldn’t anymore but to ask the Americans for peace terms. By then, U.S. ground forces had swept across southern and central Puerto Rico, where inhabitants received them warmly.
This war was fought because Cuba wanted to become an independent country but the Americans wanted a colonial empire for themselves. The Cubans were wary of the United States' intentions, the overwhelming support from the American public provided the Cubans with some peace of mind, because they believed that the United States was committed to helping them achieve their independence.
Immediate Causes:
- Cuba’s Independence
- The Unites States wanted control over land and more territory.
- Demands by Cuban patriots for independence.
Overall, I think that this was unjust because the United States of America really didn't have to control any land or territory. They were already big enough, it was just unnecessary to have a war over colonizing other peoples countries and land.
Citations:
"Puerto Rico Invaded." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 16 May 2016.
"Spanish–American War." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 16 May 2016.
"The Spanish-American War, 1898." Milestones: 1866–1898. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 May 2016.
"Where Did The Spanish American War Take Place." Enotes.com. Enotes.com, n.d. Web. 16 May 2016.
Thursday, May 5, 2016
The Circuit
In this unit "Power" in Urban Planning we learned about two types of circuits. Parallel circuits and a series circuits. We also learned about electricity itself, electrons, magnets, static electricity, Tesla and Edison. I was assigned with a partner to build a parallel circuit with five resistors. My partner and I created a parallel circuit with a motor, main switch, two resistors and a speaker. We were also told to choose household appliances for each of the resistors that our circuit had. I am most proud of getting all five resistors and completing my prep worksheet. The most challenging part of this action project was to make a parallel circuit. Enjoy!
Monday, May 2, 2016
Sexual Equality In Sports
For this action project, In Policy I was assigned to write a letter discussing about a topic that I am most concerned about and write it to someone that will read this letter and make a change. I decided to choose Gender Equality on sports because I experience a lot of this when I play sports that mainly have only males. What I learned in this unit was about the three branches of government. I am most proud of choosing this topic and being able to express myself the way I want to and being able to let someone know what I think and what should be done and changed. The most challenging thing was researching and finding both sides of the stories.
April 25, 2015
The Honorable Barack Obama
1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW,
Washington, DC 20500
Dear Mr. President:
What is it like to be a female who views herself as both a student and an athlete in the U.S.? Let me tell you, although their are plenty of sports to choose from, depending on the school you attend, there are still a lot of challenges and restrictions.I am asking you to craft a bill that will make all school sports (from elementary through college) on the same level of equity. Although, I do know the disadvantages that it takes upon females and males playing together in a sport. I know that it can be tough and frustrating for some males playing with females because some sports can be very aggressive and violent, in which some males wouldn’t like to hurt or play with a female because the sport is too aggressive.
As I was researching, Debates.org came up when I asked about “coed sports in high school”. The debate is whether “sports should be co-ed?” Yes or no. 63% voted yes and for 37% for no. This all depends on how females would feel in being a “male” sport, even having the privilege to play and experience. Boy and girls might be more comfortable with playing in the same sport. Boys tend to be afraid of hurting the female in the game. As a female I have experienced a lot of personal issues playing in a all male sports, like American Football. I love football and I like playing it but I have had issues where I got judged because I am a female and because I might just seem weak to them and not good enough.
I understand that this is a hard decision because males would prefer to play with their own gender because it might work best in their opinion. Despite the fact that males would prefer to play with the same gender I still think that Title IX plays a huge part in the United States. Us women have the right to participate and be in all types of activities no matter what gender, age and color you are. Women may get discouraged because on average they perform poorly in comparison with men; and that female sports are different from male sports. It is argued that all of these arguments are flawed. This decision will be up to all the females if they want to join a sport that they know mainly males play and that it might be aggressive.
Friday, April 22, 2016
Bridge
For this action project, urban planning I was assigned with a partner to create a bridge with inspirations of the bridges we had took a look at in our FE. We learned about different shapes and angles. We also learned about Newton's Law of Motion, Law of sines and cosines and vectors. The bridges we looked at were truss bridge, suspension bridge, beam bridge and Arch bridges. What I am most proud of is getting my bridge, sketch and the mathematical portion done on time. The most challenging things was building my bridge and getting the math part together. I am proud of the research I did, in order to understand how bridges are made and also to build the best bridge possible.
My partner and I were inspired by the truss bridge we had observed. When building our bridge we used triangular shapes because we learned in class that triangles are the strongest shapes. As I built my bridge I had some difficulties with gluing the sticks individually onto the bottom cord. The reason why I had some problems was because I didn't make a triangle that overlapped the Popsicle sticks.
My partner and I were inspired by the truss bridge we had observed. When building our bridge we used triangular shapes because we learned in class that triangles are the strongest shapes. As I built my bridge I had some difficulties with gluing the sticks individually onto the bottom cord. The reason why I had some problems was because I didn't make a triangle that overlapped the Popsicle sticks.
Friday, March 18, 2016
Book Bag Time
In my Light, Sound and Time class I was assigned to invent a time-telling device that is better than what’s already out there. The time-telling device that I decided to do was a book bag that tells you the time by the hour with a light that flashes from the straps which will vibrate too. The most challenging thing was getting the math part together and figuring out how to show the math concept for this device. What I learned from this was the different ways that time can be told or recognized. I learned that sun’s shadow can tell you the time wherever you are if you measure it right. What I am most proud of is choosing my time-telling device on time and not making it so complicated.
The time-telling device I chose to do was a book bag. The straps of the book bag light up within the hour. How the book bag lights up is by the warmth of the human body, it will also vibrate when the light flashes. When the book bag is worn, the book bag then activates itself when it starts receiving the body heat from your body. For example, if you saw that the time was 2:00 pm and your book bag straps light and vibrate up that means it has been an hour meaning it’s 3:00 pm. This book bag is also a timer, you can plug your earphones into your book bag and the device will let you know how close you are getting from your time being up. How my device shows Light, Sound and Time is, with the energy that the book bag is receiving from your body the book bag will light up when the time has changed. The timer has a programmed speaker so when you plug in your earphones the speaker will tell you how much time you have left from what you put the timer for. Last but not least, Time; every time the time changes by the hour the light and vibration from the straps will let you know it’s been a full hour.
My device is meaningful and effective because instead of wearing a wristwatch, you can simply tell when it hits a different hour when the light flashes and when you feel the vibration on your shoulders. You can also put in a time you have to be somewhere and it’ll let you know when your time is up. As I was researching about book bags, I found that book bags were started to be invented in California by two couples named Dick and Nena Kelty. The Kelty’s started making bags in their California home in the early 1950’s. As I was researching, the article said “the unassuming Kelty backpack signaled a paradigm shift in backpack design by prioritizing three fundamental modern concepts”:
Book Bag Time
My device is meaningful and effective because instead of wearing a wristwatch, you can simply tell when it hits a different hour when the light flashes and when you feel the vibration on your shoulders. You can also put in a time you have to be somewhere and it’ll let you know when your time is up. As I was researching about book bags, I found that book bags were started to be invented in California by two couples named Dick and Nena Kelty. The Kelty’s started making bags in their California home in the early 1950’s. As I was researching, the article said “the unassuming Kelty backpack signaled a paradigm shift in backpack design by prioritizing three fundamental modern concepts”:
- Weight Matters
- Durable Materials are Key
- User Experience is Important
How my device solves common problems today is by the light that flashes and vibrates because the light flashes when it’s been a hour. If you know what time it was before you won’t have to check your time. The timer is just regular but you can also plug in your earphones and it can tell you how close you are from the time being done. Teenagers and people with low hearing or that are blind today will be able to use these book bags.
Citations:
- "The Evolution of the Modern Backpack." Packsmith RSS. N.p., 24 Sept. 2015. Web. 18 Mar. 2016.
- "Back Pack." Back Pack. N.p., n.d. Web.
Citations:
- "The Evolution of the Modern Backpack." Packsmith RSS. N.p., 24 Sept. 2015. Web. 18 Mar. 2016.
- "Back Pack." Back Pack. N.p., n.d. Web.
Iphones Vs. Android
Hi I am JR and for this 3rd action project in my Argument class, I was assigned to choose an argument in which will have a antithesis to it. The argument I chose for this third action project was Iphones vs. Android. I chose this argument because I actually own both phones and I also leave one aside while I use the one I really like. The most challenging thing about this action project was finding facts about both phones and getting all the information in the right places. What I learned in the Argument class was basically the study of arguments, reform and structure. I learned to handle arguments differently than how I used to handle arguments but now I know I have to come to synthesis whenever an argument comes up. What I am most proud of is getting this action project done on time and being able to learn about both phones and how both are so different than what people think they are both the same. Enjoy!
Thesis:
When it comes to the ongoing Iphone vs. Android debate, I argue because it’s something hard to choose against, they’re both good phones but depending on which android phone it is. Some Android phones do work perfectly fine and they are as good as Iphones. I am an Iphone user who once had an android phone and I think I made the best choice switching to Apple. The reason why I believe this, is because Apple Iphones:
Now, there is plenty of evidence supporting my argument. Android phones are regular phones; they still work but the majority of Americans tend to buy Apple Iphones the most. Iphones have better phone quality, camera quality and giving functionality. This debate really divides people who are committed to their Iphones or Androids, and it can get very intense. In fact, as I was researching I found a website where they were talking about two roommates in Oklahoma almost stabbed each other to death while having this same debate. People get so heated over team Apple or team Android, it’s crazy. I would highly recommend to anybody to get an Iphone because they are better to connect with other phones and the internet, have a fast working network, and their software updates itself and also the new updates arrive quicker than Android software. Apple makes these phones for a very good reason, which is money. Android phones are terrible. Their phone quality poor; the apps are available later than Iphone apps; the camera quality is skimpy and not clear; and most of all, the emojis are ridiculously horrible.
The following quotations that support my thesis are:
- (Android) "They ruin the phones’ potential with unnecessary features and apps that lower the devices’ battery life, uglify their home screens, and make everything you want to do extra annoying".
- "With the way the Android system is evolving by leaps and bounds and finally combining it with decent hardware it’s hard to imagine that they won’t hit a price point with their phones. Where consumers begin to say “eh, I really don’t need to pay more for an iPhone do I?”
- For Android users, "affordability is the biggest reason it is the No. 1 most purchased system in the world".
Antithesis:
My opposition, however, would argue Androids are better than Iphones because all your information is linked into google accounts, which is convenient and great. The reason why I say that it is great is because you can download music - up to 20GB - and it is saved to your google account, which means if you switch to another android phone you won’t lose your music because you can simply connect your google account to the new phone and have all your music back. Charging an android phone is the best part about having them, because they charge very quickly. Some of these phones tend to have bigger screens and a wider body style than the regular iphones. Android phones are better because if you get your phone stolen, you can get the phone back or either buy a new android phone and sign in into your google account. When you sign in to your google account you will recover all your personal stuff like, including photos, music and apps you recently downloaded onto your old phone.
Synthesis:
Where can these two divided sides come together on the seemingly eternal iPhone vs. Android debate? Overall, both phones work the same and are designed, in general, to provide the same functions. The major differences are the style, price and how organized is set up. Both phone companies have the same purpose and goals, which is to provide high quality cellular and smart phone services and products. Additionally, both companies Apple and Google want to satisfy the desires of their customers (new and old). An idea for synthesizing this disagreement so that everyone can enjoy the best of both worlds, is for each company to use the competition to create their own better products. Perhaps, this kind of competitive collaboration could even lead to new products developed by both brands working together. This could truly give customers all of what they're looking for in a phone, not just what each has to offer separately. How cool would an AndrApple or AppDroid phone be?
Citations:
- "Why People Pick Team Apple versus Team Android." CNBC. N.p., 19 Jan. 2015. Web. 21 Mar. 2016.
- Roche, Cullen. "Here's Why Android Is Better Than My Old IPhone."Business Insider. Business Insider, Inc, 01 Dec. 2011. Web. 21 Mar. 2016.
- Manjoo, Farhad. "I Tried Android. Now Give Me Back My IPhone!" N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Mar. 2016.
Thesis:
When it comes to the ongoing Iphone vs. Android debate, I argue because it’s something hard to choose against, they’re both good phones but depending on which android phone it is. Some Android phones do work perfectly fine and they are as good as Iphones. I am an Iphone user who once had an android phone and I think I made the best choice switching to Apple. The reason why I believe this, is because Apple Iphones:
- Are better looking
- Iphones get the best apps first
- Iphone 5s and up have a fingerprint sensor
- Are better organizing tools
Now, there is plenty of evidence supporting my argument. Android phones are regular phones; they still work but the majority of Americans tend to buy Apple Iphones the most. Iphones have better phone quality, camera quality and giving functionality. This debate really divides people who are committed to their Iphones or Androids, and it can get very intense. In fact, as I was researching I found a website where they were talking about two roommates in Oklahoma almost stabbed each other to death while having this same debate. People get so heated over team Apple or team Android, it’s crazy. I would highly recommend to anybody to get an Iphone because they are better to connect with other phones and the internet, have a fast working network, and their software updates itself and also the new updates arrive quicker than Android software. Apple makes these phones for a very good reason, which is money. Android phones are terrible. Their phone quality poor; the apps are available later than Iphone apps; the camera quality is skimpy and not clear; and most of all, the emojis are ridiculously horrible.
The following quotations that support my thesis are:
- (Android) "They ruin the phones’ potential with unnecessary features and apps that lower the devices’ battery life, uglify their home screens, and make everything you want to do extra annoying".
- "With the way the Android system is evolving by leaps and bounds and finally combining it with decent hardware it’s hard to imagine that they won’t hit a price point with their phones. Where consumers begin to say “eh, I really don’t need to pay more for an iPhone do I?”
- For Android users, "affordability is the biggest reason it is the No. 1 most purchased system in the world".
Antithesis:
My opposition, however, would argue Androids are better than Iphones because all your information is linked into google accounts, which is convenient and great. The reason why I say that it is great is because you can download music - up to 20GB - and it is saved to your google account, which means if you switch to another android phone you won’t lose your music because you can simply connect your google account to the new phone and have all your music back. Charging an android phone is the best part about having them, because they charge very quickly. Some of these phones tend to have bigger screens and a wider body style than the regular iphones. Android phones are better because if you get your phone stolen, you can get the phone back or either buy a new android phone and sign in into your google account. When you sign in to your google account you will recover all your personal stuff like, including photos, music and apps you recently downloaded onto your old phone.
Synthesis:
Where can these two divided sides come together on the seemingly eternal iPhone vs. Android debate? Overall, both phones work the same and are designed, in general, to provide the same functions. The major differences are the style, price and how organized is set up. Both phone companies have the same purpose and goals, which is to provide high quality cellular and smart phone services and products. Additionally, both companies Apple and Google want to satisfy the desires of their customers (new and old). An idea for synthesizing this disagreement so that everyone can enjoy the best of both worlds, is for each company to use the competition to create their own better products. Perhaps, this kind of competitive collaboration could even lead to new products developed by both brands working together. This could truly give customers all of what they're looking for in a phone, not just what each has to offer separately. How cool would an AndrApple or AppDroid phone be?
Citations:
- "Why People Pick Team Apple versus Team Android." CNBC. N.p., 19 Jan. 2015. Web. 21 Mar. 2016.
- Roche, Cullen. "Here's Why Android Is Better Than My Old IPhone."Business Insider. Business Insider, Inc, 01 Dec. 2011. Web. 21 Mar. 2016.
- Manjoo, Farhad. "I Tried Android. Now Give Me Back My IPhone!" N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Mar. 2016.
Friday, March 11, 2016
Unfair Attendance & Work
For this course Argument the unit we studied was “1857”. I was assigned to choose an amendment from the GCE code of conduct book. The amendment I chose was Field Experience. In this class, we learned about the constitution, amendments and our rights. What I am most proud of is choosing an amendment that I really feel strongly about and like. The most challenging thing about this assignment was choosing a rule and branching off of it. The purpose of this action project is to develop your own amendment using the GCE code of conduct explaining your change to the rule in which it’s
Absences: same rule mentioned above applies.
As a formal argument this FE rule is written as:
There are two reasons why this amendment is unjust: 1) students’ attendance records are penalized for the absence, and 2) students’ academics are penalized because they can only receive partial credit for the FE deliverable.
As far as attendance, the current rule is unfair because students are being punished for being tardy or absent for an FE by being marked absent (unexcused), even if s/he were tardy. Students are aware that they can not go on there own on a FE unless permission is given by a teacher to the students. Students that do come and miss the FE are to stay and do make-up work. I think that this is totally an unfair rule for marking students come late and missing an FE. I understand that there’s make-up work that can be done but some FE’s are require attendance that can’t be reproduced (ex: Gravity Tank, Threshold Acoustics) places like those are hard to make-up work. The make-up work depends on the type of FE it is because there can be places like a guitar centers and a bike shops that is public and easy to access to. The Code of Conduct explains that students are given an “FE make-up plan that is equal or better value in order to receive partial credits for the FE”. I think that we should get partial credit only when students miss an FE that is not reproducible. However, if students are able to make-up the FE experience entirely on their own, they should be allowed to earn full credit on the deliverable. I find that being absent for an FE and receiving a zero on your FE deliverable is way too far out of the line.
I also understand that all students that are going to be missing an FE or are going to be late should contact for the make-up work that should be given to them in case they don’t show up to school.
The revision I propose to the current rule is that student who do attend the FE on their own time and complete the deliverable, should be able to receive full credit; they already are being marked absent so they shouldn’t be punished twice. My amendment to this section of the Code of Conduct as a formal argument is recorded below:
I would like to introduce an amendment to improve the GCE Code of Conduct’s section, “Field Experience”. Currently the rule for students who miss FE’s is:
Tardies:
Tardies:
- If a student is tardy for an FE (and missed the FE), student will:
- be marked absent for the respective course (morning or afternoon FE)
Absences: same rule mentioned above applies.
As a formal argument this FE rule is written as:
P1: GCE believes that FE’s are very important to the courses that every student takes.
P2: FE’s are part of every student’s academic experience and occur each week.
P3: Every student that is absent or tardy on a FE day are marked absent to the respective course and FE itself.
C: Students who missed school or are tardy for an FE should be required to complete make-up work rather than being marked “absent”.
There are two reasons why this amendment is unjust: 1) students’ attendance records are penalized for the absence, and 2) students’ academics are penalized because they can only receive partial credit for the FE deliverable.
As far as attendance, the current rule is unfair because students are being punished for being tardy or absent for an FE by being marked absent (unexcused), even if s/he were tardy. Students are aware that they can not go on there own on a FE unless permission is given by a teacher to the students. Students that do come and miss the FE are to stay and do make-up work. I think that this is totally an unfair rule for marking students come late and missing an FE. I understand that there’s make-up work that can be done but some FE’s are require attendance that can’t be reproduced (ex: Gravity Tank, Threshold Acoustics) places like those are hard to make-up work. The make-up work depends on the type of FE it is because there can be places like a guitar centers and a bike shops that is public and easy to access to. The Code of Conduct explains that students are given an “FE make-up plan that is equal or better value in order to receive partial credits for the FE”. I think that we should get partial credit only when students miss an FE that is not reproducible. However, if students are able to make-up the FE experience entirely on their own, they should be allowed to earn full credit on the deliverable. I find that being absent for an FE and receiving a zero on your FE deliverable is way too far out of the line.
I also understand that all students that are going to be missing an FE or are going to be late should contact for the make-up work that should be given to them in case they don’t show up to school.
The revision I propose to the current rule is that student who do attend the FE on their own time and complete the deliverable, should be able to receive full credit; they already are being marked absent so they shouldn’t be punished twice. My amendment to this section of the Code of Conduct as a formal argument is recorded below:
P1: Students will sometimes miss FE’s.
P2: Students will get marked absent if they are tardy.As I was asking one of my peers about what were her thoughts on Field Experiences in GCE being unfair or fair based on the student Code of Conduct she said, “I have ran into this problem before, when I was around 5 minutes late and possibly couldn’t complete the FE on my own. I agree with you, there should be a finer line of what can be make up work and for the work someone did prior to the FE to be accredited”. I strongly agree that we can make up the FE deliverable if the FE is attend-able on your own time and earn full credit for their deliverable.
P3: Students will get marked off for their deliverable, for missing the FE.
Wednesday, March 2, 2016
My Diddley Bow
For this unit called "Sound" we studied about the sound in frequency, wavelengths, amplitude and harmonics. Then the class and I went on a field experience to the Threshold Acoustics we learned more about how the frequency and wavelengths in sound can change with their surroundings. For this action project we were assigned to make a guitar off of recycled materials like a tin can, a piece of wood and a guitar string. What I am most proud of is getting my guitar done on time and having all materials that I need for my guitar. I am also proud of learning how exactly sound travels through a guitar. The most challenging thing was getting my guitar string to tie around the screw. The purpose of this project is to create your own guitar using recycled materials or old scraps from home.
I learned the different parts of a guitar and how it works with the sound when the strings are being played. How the guitar works is the tin can will allow the string to enter and produce the vibration/sound of the string being played. Which bounces inside the tin can producing the sound to come out. My guitar demonstrates these key science principles which are sound waves, wave lengths, frequency and amplitude.
Sound Wave: When the guitar string is being played/touched.
Wave Length: When or how hard you're playing the string.
Frequency: How frequent the sound is when you play the string.
Amplitude: How high the string is moving.
How I found the measurements for my Diddley bow was, I used a ruler in inches. I measured the string which measured in 7 inches. I divided that into harmonics in which I wrote down onto the wood to show where the harmonics are on the Diddley Bow. The thickness of my string is 0.038 inches. The approximate volume of my Diddley bows body is 28.5005 inches cubed. I used pi x r2 x h which I then got pi x 1.44 squared x 4 3/8. Also the approximate wavelength and pitch/ frequency of the four harmonics of my Diddley Bow
How the Doppler effect shows on a Diddley bow is with the sound that comes from the string which goes through and enters the can, bouncing off of the can which amplifies as the sound that comes out.
I learned the different parts of a guitar and how it works with the sound when the strings are being played. How the guitar works is the tin can will allow the string to enter and produce the vibration/sound of the string being played. Which bounces inside the tin can producing the sound to come out. My guitar demonstrates these key science principles which are sound waves, wave lengths, frequency and amplitude.
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| JR. "My Diddley Bow". (2016). |
Sound Wave: When the guitar string is being played/touched.
Wave Length: When or how hard you're playing the string.
Frequency: How frequent the sound is when you play the string.
Amplitude: How high the string is moving.
How I found the measurements for my Diddley bow was, I used a ruler in inches. I measured the string which measured in 7 inches. I divided that into harmonics in which I wrote down onto the wood to show where the harmonics are on the Diddley Bow. The thickness of my string is 0.038 inches. The approximate volume of my Diddley bows body is 28.5005 inches cubed. I used pi x r2 x h which I then got pi x 1.44 squared x 4 3/8. Also the approximate wavelength and pitch/ frequency of the four harmonics of my Diddley Bow
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| JR. "Sketch on Diddley Bow". (2016). |
Thursday, February 18, 2016
The Declaration Of Athletic Sex Discrimination
For this unit, "1776" is based on arguing for independence. This course is called Argument and for this action project I was assigned to choose a topic that I would like to issue as a course in GCE. The topic I chose was on Sports Ed, obviously cause I love sports and I also love playing them too. I am most proud of learning from this topic and learning more about Title nine that I have never in my life heard of until I continued to go deeper into this topic. The most challenging is to really understand the Title nine, it seems so serious. The purpose of this action project is to think about topics or issues that will be courses that can be taken in the future at GCE and learn more about.
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I declare an independent study focused on exposing girls to traditionally male dominated sports. This is necessary because a lot of teenage girls are being discriminated in male sports, more in high school, programs and colleges. This is also necessary because Title nine defends all women from being rejected from any events in schools, programs and activities. We shouldn’t be denied to participate, no matter what. The course would be on an “Sports Ed”. It will be teaching students about different sports and about sex discrimination on girl and male sports. This course will be issued on the first term of sophomore year to get the students started in sports and how to treat their teammates in games. Playing fair should be the number one rule mentioned in the class, it’s a difficult task to take in hand and honestly people forget to play fair. This will be a steam & a humanities course. Women have the right to participate in any activities, programs that receive federal financial assistance. Title nine, gives us the protection on each principle mentioned above. “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.”
Sex discrimination is the argument to this upcoming independent study. This should be pursued because sex discrimination is awful and it should be learned and discussed to young teens so that as they grow older they know how to be respectful to others in sports and teach others to be nice. I think this should also be talked in high school for future purposes like, any sports or any sports after high school. The premises that support my argument is: (1) No co-ed football in some colleges or in any public open programs. (2) High school women athletes are higher than college women athletes. (3) Football not being a girl sport. (4) Males sports for just males.
My desired outcomes are for people to understand that sex discrimination is horrifically wrong and that it should stop because we as women have the defense against anybody or anything trying to reject us from any events we might want to be apart of or anything with the federal financial assistance. Students who are interested in sports and learning more about Title nine and making a change. This will be a great course for student with high interest in sports. I am an athletic girl and I love playing sports and being active. Whenever I play, I get discriminated a lot on my gender because I'm "supposedly" not good or I'm weak, because I'm a girl. I chose this argument because it's something I've been through and it's something hard to face alone, especially when you want to achieve in something you love doing and engaged in a lot and also being apart of a team and show people that even if you're a girl or women you're not weak and you're capable of doing what a man can do and be as strong as a man too. This argument began because it's a big issue in our age and generation. I've experienced it, seen it and also done it too. I am not going to lie, I sometimes do discriminate other girls for not being so athletic as me or for not putting the same effort. I know what I've done and I try to stop and make better decisions and show other girls that they're not alone and they can also be athletic like me. The structure of my argument is no matter what gender you are, you're capable to achieve, succeed and be better than anyone else. As long as put in your time, effort and commitment, then your good. If you practice you'll become more better and you'll be less seen as weak or not good as for others. For example, when I play catch or play a football game with guys. I get the look like "She can't throw", "Let me move on up, cause she might not throw as far", "She's a girl", "She doesn't know anything about Football". WRONG! Yes, I'm a girl but because I'm a girl doesn't mean I can't be good at something like a man can. It's sad to know that others put you down without even speaking, but as soon as I throw the ball I make them run and look at me like "Dang, how you do that?", "How you know how to throw?", "who taught you?" I get all these questions and compliments right after and it's okay but you still discriminated me because of my gender and that's why I want it to stop and change the way women are looked at in sports in our generation.
Here is a video that will help you understand more about Equality, sports and Title Nine. Enjoy!
Sex discrimination is the argument to this upcoming independent study. This should be pursued because sex discrimination is awful and it should be learned and discussed to young teens so that as they grow older they know how to be respectful to others in sports and teach others to be nice. I think this should also be talked in high school for future purposes like, any sports or any sports after high school. The premises that support my argument is: (1) No co-ed football in some colleges or in any public open programs. (2) High school women athletes are higher than college women athletes. (3) Football not being a girl sport. (4) Males sports for just males.
My desired outcomes are for people to understand that sex discrimination is horrifically wrong and that it should stop because we as women have the defense against anybody or anything trying to reject us from any events we might want to be apart of or anything with the federal financial assistance. Students who are interested in sports and learning more about Title nine and making a change. This will be a great course for student with high interest in sports. I am an athletic girl and I love playing sports and being active. Whenever I play, I get discriminated a lot on my gender because I'm "supposedly" not good or I'm weak, because I'm a girl. I chose this argument because it's something I've been through and it's something hard to face alone, especially when you want to achieve in something you love doing and engaged in a lot and also being apart of a team and show people that even if you're a girl or women you're not weak and you're capable of doing what a man can do and be as strong as a man too. This argument began because it's a big issue in our age and generation. I've experienced it, seen it and also done it too. I am not going to lie, I sometimes do discriminate other girls for not being so athletic as me or for not putting the same effort. I know what I've done and I try to stop and make better decisions and show other girls that they're not alone and they can also be athletic like me. The structure of my argument is no matter what gender you are, you're capable to achieve, succeed and be better than anyone else. As long as put in your time, effort and commitment, then your good. If you practice you'll become more better and you'll be less seen as weak or not good as for others. For example, when I play catch or play a football game with guys. I get the look like "She can't throw", "Let me move on up, cause she might not throw as far", "She's a girl", "She doesn't know anything about Football". WRONG! Yes, I'm a girl but because I'm a girl doesn't mean I can't be good at something like a man can. It's sad to know that others put you down without even speaking, but as soon as I throw the ball I make them run and look at me like "Dang, how you do that?", "How you know how to throw?", "who taught you?" I get all these questions and compliments right after and it's okay but you still discriminated me because of my gender and that's why I want it to stop and change the way women are looked at in sports in our generation.
Here is a video that will help you understand more about Equality, sports and Title Nine. Enjoy!
Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Pinhole Camera
For this course "Light, Sound and Time" This unit is called light, it’s about the history behind light and how light works, how we perceive light and how light travels. We learned the different principles that have to do with light. My class and I learned how to measure waves, crest to crest and crest to trough. We also learned what is refraction and what refraction does to light and objects. This course was mostly about light, we were assigned to make a pinhole camera to see how light works on a pinhole camera and how the camera works by itself. I learned a lot of math and the differences on light and how it can affects what we can see and what we cannot see, because of refraction on light. The most challenging thing was the math part in the process on making the pinhole. Putting the math in it's right places was the most difficult and looking for the tangent.
My pinhole camera is made to take pictures, how my camera will take pictures is by letting the light through the pinhole that was made in the front. My pinhole camera will not perform refraction because it only happens when light is on one medium to another and my camera will be surrounded by air therefore, there is no refraction when light tries to go through the pinhole. How the camera will take a picture is by having photo-sensitive paper inside the pinhole camera, how it will be developed is by a dark room so that the picture doesn't ruin. It will also be developed in some special chemicals and then you have your pinhole picture. The reason why I covered my pinhole camera with black paper was so that the photo-sensitive paper wouldn't shine light to it and ruin the photo-sensitive paper.
When I placed my pinhole camera in front of the brat doll with the lights, I uncovered the pinhole and let the light go through so that the photo-sensitive paper can develop once I covered the shutter. The shutter speed was 3 minutes and covered it with duck tape and took my camera into the dark room so it can develop. This is the results that I got with the pinhole camera. If I could do something differently would be the time, because maybe if I left it longer my picture would've developed better and it would look more clear. I would also know the angle I would put my pinhole camera because as you see in the picture above it looks sort of slanted.
My pinhole camera is made to take pictures, how my camera will take pictures is by letting the light through the pinhole that was made in the front. My pinhole camera will not perform refraction because it only happens when light is on one medium to another and my camera will be surrounded by air therefore, there is no refraction when light tries to go through the pinhole. How the camera will take a picture is by having photo-sensitive paper inside the pinhole camera, how it will be developed is by a dark room so that the picture doesn't ruin. It will also be developed in some special chemicals and then you have your pinhole picture. The reason why I covered my pinhole camera with black paper was so that the photo-sensitive paper wouldn't shine light to it and ruin the photo-sensitive paper.
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| JR. (2016). Pinhole Camera
My camera demonstrates light which equals energy, I chose this principle because the photo-sensitive paper will be get the light from the pin hole and it will develop right after it gets in the dark room. I measured the pinhole to the back which was 4 inches, pinhole to the bottom was 2.5 inches and the complete height of the water bottle was 10.5.
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Friday, February 5, 2016
Discrimination On Women
The topic that I chose was Discrimination on women/girls, this is for everyone to know and hear. These are most of the topics that came to mind about discrimination on women and girls.
- Color
- Gender (sexuality, sports)
- Personality
- Style
- (Judgmental)
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| "George Allen Football." N.p., 12 Dec. 2014. Web |
I know I made more than one topic but the one that stands out the most to me is, Gender and more related to sports. I am an athletic girl and I love playing sports and being active. Whenever I play, I get discriminated a lot on my gender because I'm "supposedly" not good or I'm weak, because I'm a girl. I chose this argument because it's something I've been through and it's something hard to face alone, especially when you want to achieve in something you love doing and engaged in a lot and also being apart of a team and show people that even if you're a girl or women you're not weak and you're capable of doing what a man can do and be as strong as a man too.
This argument began because it's a big issue in our age and generation. I've experienced it, seen it and also done it too. I am not going to lie, I sometimes do discriminate other girls for not being so athletic as me or for not putting the same effort. I know what I've done and I try to stop and make myself better and show other girls that they're not alone and they can also be athletic like me. I want students and people to look up to me for being a girl and facing reality and that it's possible. I want to change the stereotyping and the discrimination on women and girls. I just find it very uncultured, uneducated of students and people and the most important the blunt expressions and sayings that are heard and given to these students/people.
The structure of my argument is no matter what gender you are, you're capable to achieve, succeed and be better than anyone else. As long as put in your time, effort and commitment, then your good. If you practice you'll become more better and you'll be less seen as weak or not good as for others. For example, when I play catch or play a football game with guys. I get the look like "She can't throw", "Let me move on up, cause she might not throw as far", "She's a girl", "She doesn't know anything about Football". WRONG! Yes, I'm a girl but because I'm a girl doesn't mean I can't be good at something like a man can. It's sad to know that others put you down without even speaking, but as soon as I throw the ball I make them run and look at me like "Dang, how you do that?", "How you know how to throw?", "who taught you?" I get all these questions and compliments right after and it's okay but you still discriminated me because of my gender and that's why I want it to stop and change the way women are looked at in sports in our generation.
Monday, January 18, 2016
Literacy Pieces
For this elective term "Book Bound" I worked on assignments that introduce the history of literacy and what literacy is really about. The assignments I chose were the literary journal which was worked on as a group, we all shared a story and a drawing about a topic we all liked. The storyboard is a website, where you create your own story. I created a story about reading in a school that means reading is important and it's as big as education. The literary poster that I made is to show what a high school report is and the grades of the classes here at GCE, which they're false. The slide show of the book we chose for the canon is explaining what the book is about and what are the great things about it. The most challenging thing was putting everything together. What I am most proud of is completing my assignments and using them for this Action Project.
The Literacy Journal
The literacy journal was created by a group of students which I was in. The purpose of this journal was to give out our opinions and old memories about old TV shows. What I did was choose a lot of my favorite old TV shows that were taken away and describe what I really missed about them and why I want them back. The most challenging thing was creating a poem of one of my old time favorite TV shows that stopped running.
The slideshow canon was to pick a favorite book and describe it. The point of this slideshow was to give the audience to say yes to your book to be put in the library in the new space. The book that I chose was The Absolutely True Diary Of A Part-Time Indian. The reason why I chose this book was because I read it multiple times and because it as a humorous background story to the book. I like that it's relevant to a lot of teenagers and give advice about school and culture. The book is based off of poverty, alcoholism, violence, despair and lightened with lots of humor.
The Literary Poster
The literary poster I made was to show the percentage of reading in each class. The classes represented are GCE classes but not the actual percentages. I chose to do this guiding question because I think that the world struggles with a lot of economical and education problems. "Does reading increase your salary?" It's a question that will be unanswered because there's plenty of different answers that don't add up to why or how. To me I think that it does because without having the ability to read and write will not get you no where, therefore it's harder for the person who is illiterate to do things than a person who s literate and does know how to do things.
The Storyboard
The storyboard that I created was to show the different scenes that happen in real life in school. I think that reading does increase your salary if you put your mind and effort to it. I included the school scenes because it fits perfect with what my topic is about and what I am trying to explain. I chose this topic because it's something that should be brought up in middle school so students can keep in mind that reading is really important for you and your life goals. There's six story board pieces explaining how and what a student goes through and what really is said in class.
Made with Storyboard That
The Literacy Journal
The literacy journal was created by a group of students which I was in. The purpose of this journal was to give out our opinions and old memories about old TV shows. What I did was choose a lot of my favorite old TV shows that were taken away and describe what I really missed about them and why I want them back. The most challenging thing was creating a poem of one of my old time favorite TV shows that stopped running.
The slideshow canon was to pick a favorite book and describe it. The point of this slideshow was to give the audience to say yes to your book to be put in the library in the new space. The book that I chose was The Absolutely True Diary Of A Part-Time Indian. The reason why I chose this book was because I read it multiple times and because it as a humorous background story to the book. I like that it's relevant to a lot of teenagers and give advice about school and culture. The book is based off of poverty, alcoholism, violence, despair and lightened with lots of humor.
The Literary Poster
The literary poster I made was to show the percentage of reading in each class. The classes represented are GCE classes but not the actual percentages. I chose to do this guiding question because I think that the world struggles with a lot of economical and education problems. "Does reading increase your salary?" It's a question that will be unanswered because there's plenty of different answers that don't add up to why or how. To me I think that it does because without having the ability to read and write will not get you no where, therefore it's harder for the person who is illiterate to do things than a person who s literate and does know how to do things.
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| JR. (2016). Reading Percentages |
The storyboard that I created was to show the different scenes that happen in real life in school. I think that reading does increase your salary if you put your mind and effort to it. I included the school scenes because it fits perfect with what my topic is about and what I am trying to explain. I chose this topic because it's something that should be brought up in middle school so students can keep in mind that reading is really important for you and your life goals. There's six story board pieces explaining how and what a student goes through and what really is said in class.
Made with Storyboard That
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Soap Dispensers
For the last Action Project, Elective course "Rapid Prototyping" we were assigned to choose a idea and improve the idea for the better. The idea I chose was to make soap dispensers for the bathrooms in the new space. I chose this idea because I thought it would be convenient and also because it will be a good idea to have something different than a regular dollar store soap dispensers for the bathrooms in the new space. The most challenging thing is choosing from the instructables website ideas that will be worth the building for the space and that will be used. What I am proud of is choosing the idea that is simple but very useful and creative.
What I did was take a old bottle and cleaned it up and used the aveeno bottle pumper to add the final touch. I'm glad it fit perfect on the bottle. It doesn't screw on but it does fit tightly onto the bottle. When I opened the bottle with a can opener I used leverage to pop the top off. When I emptied the liquid I also used leverage as I was pouring the liquid onto the sink. I also used torque force on the top pumper to make it tight and to make sure it was secure enough to hold liquid without spilling everywhere, if it did fall. Some safety caution rules I had in mind were to hold tight onto the bottle just in case the bottle fell on the floor and break. Also, look around my surroundings so they wouldn't get injured. What I could've used was goggles and gloves in case the top flew in my face or if i get cut. When I went to Rebuilding exchange the director of the organization said, " Not everything is a waste, everything has a value." I took that into consideration and thought that I can use something that can take super long to decompose and recycle it and make something better off of it. So I took this bottle that probably would've been in a land fill waiting years to decompose when it can be used for decoration or other cool things. I published my work onto the instructables website so others can do the same and branch off my idea. Here's the link
I then used Armour Etch to make a design on the bottle. I wanted the design to look cool and to stand out. So, I used the GCE logo and also etched my nickname on the bottom of the bottle. The Armour Etch is a chemical that edges designs that you would like to have on glass. I created my own GCE logo on the computer to make a stencil off the cameo machine made out of vinyl to stick onto the glass bottle so the Armour etch wouldn't get anywhere. One of the websites that most inspired me the most was 99 life hacks. I liked the ideas that they had on the websites, they seemed so easy and something that I would probably think of but I never did. I like that they have plenty of things that can be re-used in your own home or in your work place, which is great. I was really inspired by the idea of re-using old things and this is why I chose to do a soap dispenser.
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| JR. (2016). GCE Lab School |
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| JR. (2016). GCE Lab School |
I then used Armour Etch to make a design on the bottle. I wanted the design to look cool and to stand out. So, I used the GCE logo and also etched my nickname on the bottom of the bottle. The Armour Etch is a chemical that edges designs that you would like to have on glass. I created my own GCE logo on the computer to make a stencil off the cameo machine made out of vinyl to stick onto the glass bottle so the Armour etch wouldn't get anywhere. One of the websites that most inspired me the most was 99 life hacks. I liked the ideas that they had on the websites, they seemed so easy and something that I would probably think of but I never did. I like that they have plenty of things that can be re-used in your own home or in your work place, which is great. I was really inspired by the idea of re-using old things and this is why I chose to do a soap dispenser.
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