Tuesday, May 20, 2008
(8) Service planning for 5-28
For the next service activity our group did not plan anything yet. I think we should go out for lunch or take a trip to Aramark and set-up meetings for possible sponsors for our school. Since my group did not make any progress in getting a food company to sponsor us in our short time, I suggest we talk to the principle about possibly going out for lunch next year.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
"Chasing The American Dream"
(GRADE THIS ONE)
“When I grow up I want a big house with a white picket fence and a handsome husband”, this is what the American dream is all aboot.It’s been said that most people spend their lives chasing the American dream. In order to fulfill this dream you have to be rich, famous, and happy. The book Of mice and men tells a story of many people who long for this dream and try to go after it, but as soon as they get their dreams in the palm of their hands fate takes a turn for the worst.
The two main characters in this book George and Lennie are no strangers to failure. George is an intelligent middle aged man who takes care of a mentally retarded man. George and Lennie have a big dream of living of the “fat of the”, So to reach their goals they work for fifty dollars a month and save their earnings. Every time their almost their Lennie messes up and they have to start over and their dream is lost, but at least they have each other to start over with all the other guys have no one.
Curley’s wife had dreams of seeing her name in lights, she met a road manager on night and he said he would see to it that he would make it happen. She was so naïve she believed him. The same night she met a short, cocky arrogant man named Curley, and her dreams fell in a downward spiral ever since. She is very lonely and is desperate to find someone to talk to, maybe she wouldn’t be ignored if she had become a star.
Curley is a very self-conscious short guy. He had high hopes of becoming a professional boxer but his dreams fell short when Lennie crushed his hand. The reason why Curley hates Lennie so much is because he is so big, every little guy is intimidated by bigger men. Curley is very miserable because he did not live up to his life expectations.
In conclusion the book Of mice and men tells a story of people who long to live the great American life but can’t because of certain circumstances in their life.
“When I grow up I want a big house with a white picket fence and a handsome husband”, this is what the American dream is all aboot.It’s been said that most people spend their lives chasing the American dream. In order to fulfill this dream you have to be rich, famous, and happy. The book Of mice and men tells a story of many people who long for this dream and try to go after it, but as soon as they get their dreams in the palm of their hands fate takes a turn for the worst.
The two main characters in this book George and Lennie are no strangers to failure. George is an intelligent middle aged man who takes care of a mentally retarded man. George and Lennie have a big dream of living of the “fat of the”, So to reach their goals they work for fifty dollars a month and save their earnings. Every time their almost their Lennie messes up and they have to start over and their dream is lost, but at least they have each other to start over with all the other guys have no one.
Curley’s wife had dreams of seeing her name in lights, she met a road manager on night and he said he would see to it that he would make it happen. She was so naïve she believed him. The same night she met a short, cocky arrogant man named Curley, and her dreams fell in a downward spiral ever since. She is very lonely and is desperate to find someone to talk to, maybe she wouldn’t be ignored if she had become a star.
Curley is a very self-conscious short guy. He had high hopes of becoming a professional boxer but his dreams fell short when Lennie crushed his hand. The reason why Curley hates Lennie so much is because he is so big, every little guy is intimidated by bigger men. Curley is very miserable because he did not live up to his life expectations.
In conclusion the book Of mice and men tells a story of people who long to live the great American life but can’t because of certain circumstances in their life.
Monday, May 5, 2008
(6) Service Planning
The next time our group goes out we plan on going to Aramark. this is a major food distribution company and they sponsor high school lunches. one of our team leaders set up a meeting with one of the managers to see what qualification we need for sponsoring incase were not able to go out for lunch next year. we also plan on getting Ms. Lynn help for next year so we will have the right supplies for better lunches next year. the ninth grade Math teacher Ms. D also have great ideas for our group, her sister works for a food company and we are planning to meet with her for sponsoring help.
(5) Service Planning
As an activity for this week our group went to various different food restaurants. on our trip we had to survey the fast food restaurant we ate at, the survey consisted of:
1. what was your restaurant?
Burger King
2. what kinds of food do they serve?
ham/cheese burgers, fries, sodas pies, chicken fries and chicken burgers
3. what was the highest thing on the menu?
steak house burger meal $7.99
4. What was the lowest thing on the menu?
ham burger .99
5. What would you rate this restaurant as?
5
this was a good experience for our group because it gave us the opportunity to check out different places to eat at for next year. it also showed how mature students could be and it put a good impression on our school.
1. what was your restaurant?
Burger King
2. what kinds of food do they serve?
ham/cheese burgers, fries, sodas pies, chicken fries and chicken burgers
3. what was the highest thing on the menu?
steak house burger meal $7.99
4. What was the lowest thing on the menu?
ham burger .99
5. What would you rate this restaurant as?
5
this was a good experience for our group because it gave us the opportunity to check out different places to eat at for next year. it also showed how mature students could be and it put a good impression on our school.
(4) Service Learning Reflection
cc0 The first group meeting for service learning was a little boring. I thought I was going to switch groups but I stayed and we made progress. thing with our group is we have a lot e of group leaders that are quiet and they can't control the group. sometimes this group really sucks and I don't want to be a part of it because I my ideas really don't count. The group leaders get to decide every thing we do within our group and it's so irking because no one else gets a say in what we do.
Monday, April 7, 2008
Jim's Journey
During this movie the main character Jim changed a lot before, during and after the war. As you watch the movie you can see him grow from helpless young boy to a mature gentlemen.
Before the war James lived with his English parents in China. He was kind of bratty and abuses his nanny. Even though James could be a little snotty sometimes he was thoughtful about the homeless guy that begged for change and food outside his gate. In the beginning you could tell he was rich because of the mansion he lived in and the clothes and school he went to. James changes a lot during the war he even changes his name.
During the war Jim lost his parents along with them he loses money, clothes and food. Shortly after he met Basie, who taught him somewhat how to survive. After meeting Basie he became a thief stealing food and other valuable goods for Basie to trade. He is also naïve to the fact that Basie is just using him. At the very end of the war Jim finds himself, he throws all his memories away and decides he’s not American, he’s not Chinese, or he’s not Japan, he’s just Jim.
After the war Jamie is united with his parents. Being back with his parents I guess he possessed all his riches again. After going from being rich to poor within days I think Jamie has learned the value a family and how it feels not to have parents. After the war I think Jamie was very mature and he is a survivor.
In conclusion James has grown a lot since before the war and he has even grow into different personalities like his different names Jim, Jamie and James all these names have a different personality in the movie.
Before the war James lived with his English parents in China. He was kind of bratty and abuses his nanny. Even though James could be a little snotty sometimes he was thoughtful about the homeless guy that begged for change and food outside his gate. In the beginning you could tell he was rich because of the mansion he lived in and the clothes and school he went to. James changes a lot during the war he even changes his name.
During the war Jim lost his parents along with them he loses money, clothes and food. Shortly after he met Basie, who taught him somewhat how to survive. After meeting Basie he became a thief stealing food and other valuable goods for Basie to trade. He is also naïve to the fact that Basie is just using him. At the very end of the war Jim finds himself, he throws all his memories away and decides he’s not American, he’s not Chinese, or he’s not Japan, he’s just Jim.
After the war Jamie is united with his parents. Being back with his parents I guess he possessed all his riches again. After going from being rich to poor within days I think Jamie has learned the value a family and how it feels not to have parents. After the war I think Jamie was very mature and he is a survivor.
In conclusion James has grown a lot since before the war and he has even grow into different personalities like his different names Jim, Jamie and James all these names have a different personality in the movie.
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