Saturday, November 22, 2008

RSG: Trial Questions

Character: Student Name:
Thin-face and officer Ma trial questions

Thin-face: Do you think Chairmen Mao is a good leader?
I think chairmen Mao is a good leader since he helped change a china to a great revolutionary place. Without him China would have continued to be a disorganized region like it was before. (history of china: Mao years)

Thin-face: How has Mao inspired you?
Mao inspired me by realizing how rich people are bad people. He also inspired me to become a leader. Becasue of him, I now know what I am best at doing-torture.

Officer Ma: Do you think chairmen Mao has done great things for china?
Yes he has done a lot of very good things to help china like giving the peasants more power, "sharing the wealth" with other people and most importantly, he has completely changed china.
If Mao didn't do what he did china would still be in terrible shape. (the history of china: the Mao years)

Officer Ma: how has Mao affected china?
Mao give china a revoltuionary feel and also made china much more modern.

Monday, October 13, 2008

Flex day question

1. Name one idea you have after this visit that connects to the idea of using resources!

2. Name one idea you have after this visit that relates to the word 'population'.

3. On a scale of 1-10, 10 being the top score, how would you rate the quality of the work environment you saw here, and why?

4. What does the word 'export' have to do with today's visit?

5. What do you think the level of safety is here? What makes you think this?

6. How old do you think the workers here are, on average?

7. What is one question you still have about the garment industry here in Bangladesh?

8. What types of issues does this factory cause or help solve in terms of resources here in Bangladesh?
9. What might you say about economic issues based on today's visit?


Answer one of the above questions and add two points of observation or reflection from the day abouts the two places we visited (Sterling Styles factory and Up2Date apparel office).



Question: 1. Name one idea you have after this visit that connects to the idea of using resources!

One idea that I have is making 2 different and poular designs from the past and turn it into one unique design. If they do this, the pant or clothing that has this unique idea would sell for more, since it is special. Sterling styles could tell their mixed idea adn up2date can show it to the customers.

Observations

1) They were more girls then boys at the factory.

2) Up2date has some clothing, maybe they were from sterlings.

Question

1) how much does the people make at sterlings if there is 1,400 to 1,600 people?

Friday, September 26, 2008

Elliots Expose

When Elliot writes about his experience with the Jock Rots and sends it out over the KidNet, he includes the following quote in his letter.

"I think people ought to realize that stuff like this goes on every day…The rest of you are all part of it-because you let it go on and maybe you think it's funny, or you think it only happens to geeky outsiders and kids who are smaller or fatter or skinnier or don't have so many friends or so much money as you. So tell me-what happens when you don't have so many friends one day, or you don't have so much money, or something bad happens to you?" (91-92)

Blog Question:What is the message is he trying to get across to his classmates? (6pts)

What I think Elliots message is that at Parkland middle school people bully other people since they have no friends (page 165), looking like a nerd (page 58-59), nationality/skin (page 29 and page 53). But the most common reason is getting a reaction (page 7 and 13.) If you get bullied tell your story, Elliot says.

So what he is trying to say is that if you are getting bullied say what happened and you should also be more aware of this recurring problem (all around the book.) The final point he is trying to make you know that every victom can make a difference by themselves (page 92.) For example in the book one story was sent out saying there was a kid who got bullied. But since he sent this on the Revealers, he has 2 new friends and his bully never bullies him again which is the same case about Catalina and Bethany. (page 103)

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Revealer Blog#1: role reversal

Blog Question: After the Bully Lab was renamed, the Revealers, and the stories of the three Darkland students were released and well received by the student body, Elliot wanted to publish Russell’s narrative about Richie punching Russell in the face.
1) Why was Russell so opposed to the idea (pg. 110)? Explain. (4 pts)
2) What is happening to the relationship between Russell and Richie. (3 pts)
3) Two Peer Comments (4 pts each)

1.) Russell was opposed to the idea because Russell thought Richie was Russell's friend since Richie was on Russell's side when Russell was talking to Blanchette and Burke. Then Richie said that Russell could ask him questions whenever he wants. (page 97 to page 99)

2.) First the relationship between Richie and Russell was like Richie was picking on Russell for no reason and Russell was wondering why Richie was beating Russell up. Then after the Revealers were first sent, Richie started to be more friendly to Russell. This made Russell think that he shouldn't tell on Richie or he would get beaten up.

Saturday, September 6, 2008

Introduction Bio

Hi my name is Adit and I am from America and Bangladesh. Mty hobbies include playing video games, watching T.V, playing computer and Drawing. I am doing boy scouts where i am asstitant patrol leader and saturday sports.