October 15, 2008
Wednesday
6:00pm-8:00pm
I met with my mentor today. My mother has a cd rom that shows you how to make a brochure and suggestions on how to make it good. Well we took a look at that and it gave us good ideas on how to set mines up. We sketched it out on a piece of paper of how it would look and the information I will have on it. I wrote out everything that it would say and she helped me come up with main points.
My mother and I also came up with short topics to talk about in my powerpoint. Since my topic (law enforcement careers) is to broad I want to put main points that i really want my audience to know and to get me a higher grade on my project. We was thinking that I could talk about the training that is required since I personally know that it will attract my classmates. The main thing I would like to get from my audience is interest and attention.
Now I'm just thinking about what colors I want my brochures to be and then I will go about making them.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
"Mentor Log"
October 13, 2008
Monday
Well today officer Jones was not my mentor. My mother was my mentor. I thought maybe that I decided to do my product based on a probation officer then I should talk to a probation officer. Although Officer Jones did help me a lot with good information but my mother has a alot more experience because she use to be one. So I thought I would better off working with her and I cou;d go back with Officer Jones to.
My mama was telling me all the things that she did as a probation officer that I did not see. Like I mentioned before is that she rides around to see is they at home at the time she come by and get them to sign a piece of paper. But as officer jones said that she has more responsibilities than that. When she goes to the office downtown at the end of the last tracking cycle she has to write up a in-depth report on them. She has to include what they were doing at the time she came by, how their doing, and have they been at home all four times she came to their house and if not what was the reason.
My mother also build bonds with them. She says it makes them feel like somebody is on their side and wants them to do better. The better the bond is the better they will do.If you are being an exact probation officer meaning that if you "just" do your job and don't make nay small talk on their actions and everything they would most likely not be at their best. All this information my mama informed me on was a little interesting because all people that are on probation isn't all that bad like some people may think. But she couldn't tell me much about their background or anything because it is confidential.
But basically me and my mother was talking about some information I will include in my guide. I want to elaminate my guide just to make it look better and interesting so my mother is taking thme to get it done once I make them.
Monday
Well today officer Jones was not my mentor. My mother was my mentor. I thought maybe that I decided to do my product based on a probation officer then I should talk to a probation officer. Although Officer Jones did help me a lot with good information but my mother has a alot more experience because she use to be one. So I thought I would better off working with her and I cou;d go back with Officer Jones to.
My mama was telling me all the things that she did as a probation officer that I did not see. Like I mentioned before is that she rides around to see is they at home at the time she come by and get them to sign a piece of paper. But as officer jones said that she has more responsibilities than that. When she goes to the office downtown at the end of the last tracking cycle she has to write up a in-depth report on them. She has to include what they were doing at the time she came by, how their doing, and have they been at home all four times she came to their house and if not what was the reason.
My mother also build bonds with them. She says it makes them feel like somebody is on their side and wants them to do better. The better the bond is the better they will do.If you are being an exact probation officer meaning that if you "just" do your job and don't make nay small talk on their actions and everything they would most likely not be at their best. All this information my mama informed me on was a little interesting because all people that are on probation isn't all that bad like some people may think. But she couldn't tell me much about their background or anything because it is confidential.
But basically me and my mother was talking about some information I will include in my guide. I want to elaminate my guide just to make it look better and interesting so my mother is taking thme to get it done once I make them.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
The Middle Ages
The Crusades: The two parties that was fighting in the Canterbury Tales was the muslims and the christians. And the Crusades was just an extension of that. It lasted several hundred years and started in the 11th century.Every crusader took an vow that he or she was committed to fulfil as a penance.
Murder of Thomas A Becket: In the Murder of Thomas A Becket, Becket did not agree with Henry being against the pope. Becket and Henry already argued, they argued about how much power church courts should have . Henry and Becket came to this agreement about Becket becoming archbishop again in 1170. Becket and Henry fell out again and Becket was being mean and start chastising Henry all in public. Henry I guess got fed up and he sent his people to kill Becket. I guess he felt bad and tryed to show he was sorry by walking barefoot from London to Canterbury.
Magna Carter: The Magna Carter is a document that states that people have individual rights anf that there are things that some people have that the king cannot control. The Magna Carter was written by artistocrats. The document had years later became the basis for the english constitutional law.
The Black Death: The disease "Bubonic Plague" is where the name black death came from. It is the nick name for the disease. The disease is very contagious. The disease was spread by infected rats and fleas. This disease reminds me of the deadly disease that exist nowadays which is HIV. People who had contracted bubonic plague only had like a ten percent chance of living. The disease is so deadly hat you could die within seve days of contracting the disease.
Madam Eglantyne: She seemed to me to be very classy, beautiful, and popular. I also got the impression that she was beautiul and well-educated.
"And well she sang a service, with a fine intoning through her nose, as was most seemly, and she spoke daintly in French, extremely, after the school of Stratford-atte-Bowe."
Squire: To me Squire seemed to be handsome and very romantic. They described him in te story like he was a real gentleman. Cool, calm, and collective laid back type.
"He could make songs and poems and recite, knew how to joust and dance, to draw and write , he loved so hotly that till dawn grew pale ."
Monk: He was adventorous ad always like hunting. Hunting was all he really did and doing that really excited a man like that.
"Hunting a hare or riding at a fence was all his fun, he spared for no expense."
Merchant: I personally think that the merchant thinks highly of himself and is arrongant. He isn't perfect but he tries to give off the impression that he is.
"Forking beard and motley dress, high on his horse he sat, upon his head a Flemish beaver hat and on his feet daintly buckled boots. He old of his opinions,and pursuits and how he never lost."
Murder of Thomas A Becket: In the Murder of Thomas A Becket, Becket did not agree with Henry being against the pope. Becket and Henry already argued, they argued about how much power church courts should have . Henry and Becket came to this agreement about Becket becoming archbishop again in 1170. Becket and Henry fell out again and Becket was being mean and start chastising Henry all in public. Henry I guess got fed up and he sent his people to kill Becket. I guess he felt bad and tryed to show he was sorry by walking barefoot from London to Canterbury.
Magna Carter: The Magna Carter is a document that states that people have individual rights anf that there are things that some people have that the king cannot control. The Magna Carter was written by artistocrats. The document had years later became the basis for the english constitutional law.
The Black Death: The disease "Bubonic Plague" is where the name black death came from. It is the nick name for the disease. The disease is very contagious. The disease was spread by infected rats and fleas. This disease reminds me of the deadly disease that exist nowadays which is HIV. People who had contracted bubonic plague only had like a ten percent chance of living. The disease is so deadly hat you could die within seve days of contracting the disease.
Madam Eglantyne: She seemed to me to be very classy, beautiful, and popular. I also got the impression that she was beautiul and well-educated.
"And well she sang a service, with a fine intoning through her nose, as was most seemly, and she spoke daintly in French, extremely, after the school of Stratford-atte-Bowe."
Squire: To me Squire seemed to be handsome and very romantic. They described him in te story like he was a real gentleman. Cool, calm, and collective laid back type.
"He could make songs and poems and recite, knew how to joust and dance, to draw and write , he loved so hotly that till dawn grew pale ."
Monk: He was adventorous ad always like hunting. Hunting was all he really did and doing that really excited a man like that.
"Hunting a hare or riding at a fence was all his fun, he spared for no expense."
Merchant: I personally think that the merchant thinks highly of himself and is arrongant. He isn't perfect but he tries to give off the impression that he is.
"Forking beard and motley dress, high on his horse he sat, upon his head a Flemish beaver hat and on his feet daintly buckled boots. He old of his opinions,and pursuits and how he never lost."
Doctor of Medicine- Physician cared for his patients and saved many of them.
"To speak of medicine and surgery.He cared for and saved a patient many times."
Friar- A very festive,he spoke very well and was like by all.
"A very festive man.Equal his gossip and well-spoken speech."
Franklin- Franklin was a good provider. He maintained a stable household.
"His house was never short of food and pies."
The Yeoman- A hunter and a woods man that broke away from being a servant
"No more servants, for he chose so to ride"
Knight-He was known as a gentlemen for being honest, strong man.
Clerk- The clerk was a slim man and also a philosopher from Oxford. "As lean was his horse as is a rake."
Sunday, October 5, 2008
"Mentor Log"
October 2
3:00pm-5:00pm
Today I met with officer Jones today in his office. We greeted each other with a hello. The same people that was there the last time I was there was in there. I greeted each of them also. Then we sat down in his office and started to get to work. The last time we decided on what my product was going to be unless I would have changed my mind from then to now. Which I have not changed my mind at all because I really like what he came up with. Well we talked about sketching out my informational guide so it can be flawless when I go to print them out. I don't know anyone with a color printer because I want the paper to red with black letters. The idea that I came up with was for them to be elaminated. That would really be cool and it would stand out. The problem is that I don't know how to go about that. Officer Jones didnt know of anyone that does that. My goal is to try to get that done.
Officer Jones asked If I knew what topics I was going to cover in the guide. He said I should include do's and don'ts of avoided getting on probation. I originally thought that probation officer do was go around and see if they were home. That's all I saw my mama do when she was once a probation officer.Officer Jones informed me that they also had to do paper work and make sure their paying fees and keeping up with that kind of stuff. Then I asked offcer Jones would it be good to not include information about how not to get on information but things like how to become one and the education you have to have for it. Either I was going to include the information he suggested or whatI suggested but I havent came to conclusion.
We also was talking about what kind of things I would include in my powerpoint. Then we came to a conclusion that the powerpoint should talk about how not to get on probation and the guide should talk about probation officer line of work and the education or vice versa. Officer Jones think that I should decide on what I want to put where before we start being hands on. So on our next visit I would have put that together. I like what we have come up with so far because at first I was so clueless and didnt know where to start.
3:00pm-5:00pm
Today I met with officer Jones today in his office. We greeted each other with a hello. The same people that was there the last time I was there was in there. I greeted each of them also. Then we sat down in his office and started to get to work. The last time we decided on what my product was going to be unless I would have changed my mind from then to now. Which I have not changed my mind at all because I really like what he came up with. Well we talked about sketching out my informational guide so it can be flawless when I go to print them out. I don't know anyone with a color printer because I want the paper to red with black letters. The idea that I came up with was for them to be elaminated. That would really be cool and it would stand out. The problem is that I don't know how to go about that. Officer Jones didnt know of anyone that does that. My goal is to try to get that done.
Officer Jones asked If I knew what topics I was going to cover in the guide. He said I should include do's and don'ts of avoided getting on probation. I originally thought that probation officer do was go around and see if they were home. That's all I saw my mama do when she was once a probation officer.Officer Jones informed me that they also had to do paper work and make sure their paying fees and keeping up with that kind of stuff. Then I asked offcer Jones would it be good to not include information about how not to get on information but things like how to become one and the education you have to have for it. Either I was going to include the information he suggested or whatI suggested but I havent came to conclusion.
We also was talking about what kind of things I would include in my powerpoint. Then we came to a conclusion that the powerpoint should talk about how not to get on probation and the guide should talk about probation officer line of work and the education or vice versa. Officer Jones think that I should decide on what I want to put where before we start being hands on. So on our next visit I would have put that together. I like what we have come up with so far because at first I was so clueless and didnt know where to start.
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
*Mentor Log*
October 1, 2008
9:30am-10:00am
Thsi morning when I got off the bus at approximately 9:20am I went to my mentor officer Jones. I again got lost in the district part of the building. This lady that works back there led me to his office. There were two new people in his office that I didnt get to meet yesterday. Officer Jones greeted me and said he was going to introduce me to the people.
The man that he introduced me to was a man named ken. I don't know exactly how he is in relation with officer Jones. He told the man the reason as to why I was there meeting him. The man and I exchanged hellos and told each our name. He was really nice and goofy, just like myself. Then he took on to the back to meet what he said was his boss. I can't recall the man's name but he was really welcoming. He asked my name and what is it that I was interesting in pursuing. I told him I wasnt't sure but It is something in the law enforcement field. He said I have to search within myself to find what it is because there are a lot of fields to go into. Officer Jones informed him that my mother was an officer for Winder, Barrow. His boss thought he knew who she was but he was mistaken. He told me If I needed any advice or information that Officer Jones couldn't provide me with to come and visit him. So we said our nice to meet you's and bye's.
Officer Jones and I sat in his office and he asked if I wrote down some questions that I wanted to ask. I said no but I know what I came there for. Officer Jones also provided me with an example of the product that he suggested yesterday. This lady he know did it on Timothy Road Elementary School PTA meeting. In the guide she included the meetings goals and objectives, and course descripton. He said that she made it on the computer and just made a lot of copies. I already know how to go about doing that because I have done something similar to it before.
After we got done talking about my product I started asking him random questions. The questions I was asking him was about different careers in the law enforcement and the training requirements. I also asked him about qualifying and how often they do have to qualify. I asked would he be scared in a dangerous situation. He said no and that if a person is scared to experience dangerous situations then the job might not be for them. I was asking random questions that I wanted to know. he also told me ages that you can be charged for sexual relationships. It was interesting because he told me a 16 year old can be charged for being intimate with a 15 year old. That was something that shocked me because I never knew that. I'm sure teenagers my age don't know that so i'm going to include that in my product. He also suggested that I do a powerpoint which I am taking in consideration. But that was the end of our session.
9:30am-10:00am
Thsi morning when I got off the bus at approximately 9:20am I went to my mentor officer Jones. I again got lost in the district part of the building. This lady that works back there led me to his office. There were two new people in his office that I didnt get to meet yesterday. Officer Jones greeted me and said he was going to introduce me to the people.
The man that he introduced me to was a man named ken. I don't know exactly how he is in relation with officer Jones. He told the man the reason as to why I was there meeting him. The man and I exchanged hellos and told each our name. He was really nice and goofy, just like myself. Then he took on to the back to meet what he said was his boss. I can't recall the man's name but he was really welcoming. He asked my name and what is it that I was interesting in pursuing. I told him I wasnt't sure but It is something in the law enforcement field. He said I have to search within myself to find what it is because there are a lot of fields to go into. Officer Jones informed him that my mother was an officer for Winder, Barrow. His boss thought he knew who she was but he was mistaken. He told me If I needed any advice or information that Officer Jones couldn't provide me with to come and visit him. So we said our nice to meet you's and bye's.
Officer Jones and I sat in his office and he asked if I wrote down some questions that I wanted to ask. I said no but I know what I came there for. Officer Jones also provided me with an example of the product that he suggested yesterday. This lady he know did it on Timothy Road Elementary School PTA meeting. In the guide she included the meetings goals and objectives, and course descripton. He said that she made it on the computer and just made a lot of copies. I already know how to go about doing that because I have done something similar to it before.
After we got done talking about my product I started asking him random questions. The questions I was asking him was about different careers in the law enforcement and the training requirements. I also asked him about qualifying and how often they do have to qualify. I asked would he be scared in a dangerous situation. He said no and that if a person is scared to experience dangerous situations then the job might not be for them. I was asking random questions that I wanted to know. he also told me ages that you can be charged for sexual relationships. It was interesting because he told me a 16 year old can be charged for being intimate with a 15 year old. That was something that shocked me because I never knew that. I'm sure teenagers my age don't know that so i'm going to include that in my product. He also suggested that I do a powerpoint which I am taking in consideration. But that was the end of our session.
*Mentor Log*
September 30, 2008
4:30pm-5:00pm
Today I met officer Jones. I have known him from my previous school Cedar Shoals High School. He was the one that dealt with me at Cedar Shoals when I skipped school. I had to find his office because the district part of the building confuses me. When I entered his office he introduced me to some lady that shares that office with him. She was really nice. She asked me about school and why was I interested in law enforcement and things of that nature.
When Officer Jones and I sat down and talked he began by asking me how was I doing in school. I responded by telling him how I was struggling in my algebra 1A class but Im doing good in my other two classes. He was asking how do I like the school and what happened at Cedar Shoals that made me transfer. Then we started talking about Lit Comp 12 and what was I doing and what I had in mind about my product.
Officer Jones was informing me on things that I didn't know that I'm sure a lot of teenagers my age dont't know either. The information that I was receiving is going to be very useful when I get ready to make my product. Officer Jones was listening to the possible products that I had in mind. Then he responded by telling me some of his suggestions. He suggested that I do a Informational guide. He said it could include subjects like: what not to do to get on probation, things that could get you on probation, a direct definition of a probation officer and things of that nature. I'm not sure how I want to peice it together but I will get his help and advice on it at our next session. He was getting off work and I had to go home and then we said our goodbyes.
4:30pm-5:00pm
Today I met officer Jones. I have known him from my previous school Cedar Shoals High School. He was the one that dealt with me at Cedar Shoals when I skipped school. I had to find his office because the district part of the building confuses me. When I entered his office he introduced me to some lady that shares that office with him. She was really nice. She asked me about school and why was I interested in law enforcement and things of that nature.
When Officer Jones and I sat down and talked he began by asking me how was I doing in school. I responded by telling him how I was struggling in my algebra 1A class but Im doing good in my other two classes. He was asking how do I like the school and what happened at Cedar Shoals that made me transfer. Then we started talking about Lit Comp 12 and what was I doing and what I had in mind about my product.
Officer Jones was informing me on things that I didn't know that I'm sure a lot of teenagers my age dont't know either. The information that I was receiving is going to be very useful when I get ready to make my product. Officer Jones was listening to the possible products that I had in mind. Then he responded by telling me some of his suggestions. He suggested that I do a Informational guide. He said it could include subjects like: what not to do to get on probation, things that could get you on probation, a direct definition of a probation officer and things of that nature. I'm not sure how I want to peice it together but I will get his help and advice on it at our next session. He was getting off work and I had to go home and then we said our goodbyes.
Monday, September 29, 2008
"The Restoration"
1. Research The Glorious Revolution (sometimes called the Bloodless Revolution) online or in one of the textbooks. Write a paragraph summarizing what happened, and then another that explains why you think the event was so important. The bloodless revolution is linked to The dairy of Pepys story (Ithink) . In the bloodless revolution it said that the Roman Catholics set fire to London destroying everything and causing disasters. Then after the fire Jame's Queen had a son and then pressure was bought upon the royal family. The pressure was so great that they went to France and then the Glorious Revolution was accomplished.
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2. Define "satire". Don't just copy and paste a definition from another source. Read the definition, and then explain it in your own words. Once you have done that, provide a few modern-day examples of satire (television shows, movies, magazines, etc.).
When I read the book definition of satire I developed my own interpertation of the word. To me it means imitating a real life situation by making fun. It is also making some kind of point when you think about it. Some examples of satire is the cartoon t.v show Family Guy. Their trying to say that men in their middle ages just like to have fun by drinking acting stupid and dumb. Some men are actually like that but personally I think the majority of them are not. The Simpson is like that also. The way they treat their grandad is similar to the way we treat younger people treat the elders. but not actually throwing them out the car and things of that nature. We don't really have any interest in them especially if their not one of our family members.
3. Read "A Modest Proposal", which may be difficult at first, but if you stick with it, the message will become more clear. Once you are finished reading, you should write a short response to what you read (4-5 sentences), and explain how this is a work of satire.
"A Modest Proposal was really hard trying to understand and it did not become clear to me in the end. In the beginning I understood that they are talking about beggars and homeless people mainly women. It is true that most women have more babies than they can provide for without baby fathers. As the mother struggles and turn to handouts all the time and try to do as much for ther children as she possibly can the children usually grows up to be theives and things of that nature anyway.
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2. Define "satire". Don't just copy and paste a definition from another source. Read the definition, and then explain it in your own words. Once you have done that, provide a few modern-day examples of satire (television shows, movies, magazines, etc.).
When I read the book definition of satire I developed my own interpertation of the word. To me it means imitating a real life situation by making fun. It is also making some kind of point when you think about it. Some examples of satire is the cartoon t.v show Family Guy. Their trying to say that men in their middle ages just like to have fun by drinking acting stupid and dumb. Some men are actually like that but personally I think the majority of them are not. The Simpson is like that also. The way they treat their grandad is similar to the way we treat younger people treat the elders. but not actually throwing them out the car and things of that nature. We don't really have any interest in them especially if their not one of our family members.
3. Read "A Modest Proposal", which may be difficult at first, but if you stick with it, the message will become more clear. Once you are finished reading, you should write a short response to what you read (4-5 sentences), and explain how this is a work of satire.
"A Modest Proposal was really hard trying to understand and it did not become clear to me in the end. In the beginning I understood that they are talking about beggars and homeless people mainly women. It is true that most women have more babies than they can provide for without baby fathers. As the mother struggles and turn to handouts all the time and try to do as much for ther children as she possibly can the children usually grows up to be theives and things of that nature anyway.
4. Read either "from the Diary of Samuel Pepys" or "from A Journal of the Plague Year" by Daniel Defoe, both of which can be found in the purple anthology. Once you have finished reading, write a 1-2 paragraph response to what you have read. Please be sure to include some direct evidence from the text to help show what you are responding to.
I really like the story "From the Diary of Samuel Pepys". The man named Pepys is quite an interesting man. He was a really secrective man. He kept a diary that he was so protective over that he wrote it in three different languages. "He doubly safegaurded the most intimate details of his life by recording them in a private foreign language that appears to mix together Latin, French, and Spanish words." I thought that was the most creative thing anybody could ever do. Pepy's seems to be a nice man but he do not like liars. "Where I was angry with my wife for her things lying about."
In the story this big fire occured which burned down a lot of houses. It got bigger and bigger and and starting spreading wider and wider. Everybody tried to grab as much as their belongings as they could."Extraordinary good goods carried in carts and on backs." I don't know what "pulling houses down" meant but obviously it was something to help and save them, but eventually the fire got so out of hand that they couldn't do that anymore. "I have been pulling down houses. But the fire overtakes us faster than we can do it."
5. What do you think was most important to people living in this time? Write a 1-2 paragraph response to this question in which you use direct evidence from the texts you read to support whatever arguments you make. Clearly their belongings was the most important to them. Their houses was also very important to people living in this time. Those was the two things they struggled so hard to keep from the fire."And did by moonshine carry much of my goods into the garden, and Mr. Hater and I did remove my money an diron-chest into my cellar-as thinking that the safest place. That was what everybody was going after.
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