Amsterdam

L.A.

slovenia — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:50:27 +0000

“The past is never dead, it’s not even the past.”

*What does this quote mean to you?

To me this quote means that history can and will repeat itself.

*How does this connect to the wave?

The wave is a great example of this quote.

*Can you come up with American History connection?

Am american history connection would be every terrorist group ever known.

Language Arts 14/3/08

slovenia — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:02:39 +0000

Laurie has noted that non-wave members are being bullied into the wave.

*Have you ever been forced to join something against your will?

No, but I image that it would be something I wouldn’t be very happy to do.

*How should we behave if we see someone being taunted or bullied by a group of people?

I would behave like a mature person and try to resolve that person’s issue by talking it out.

*Should we try not to get involved or should we intervene?

I think you should intervene if it is a big deal for example if there is violence or harsh things are being said.

slovenia — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 09:29:46 +0000

Language Arts 3/2/08

slovenia — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 18:09:46 +0000

Today in class we talked about how there is a force or power over everything. To give us a better understanding of this Mr. R told us to draw a triangle and try to fit in what you have a power over and what has a power over you. And it was this sort of circular effect like the eco system.

I learned that everything in this world can be simplified, just like you do in math. What I mean by that is you can take a certain topic and break it down to its simplest form. I realized that I am doing that in most of my classes: U.S. History, L.A., Spanish, Algebra.

I day dreamed about nothing really. Which is rather surprising because Mr. R talks a lot. I was content with listening today.

I wanted to say/comment on the quote on the board today, “Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.” I think what it should say is power has the potential to corrupt but power also has the implicit possibility to uplift.

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Something Someone Said Sometime

slovenia — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:05:26 +0000

A mobile storm
Crumble around hot, tearing sheets of rice paper,
Contrasting with the hardness at the end.
On a tunnel of silk-filled, quivering ghosts,
With winds you said you liked the most,
And dust you wiped from the screen.
Still, I find you standing with that poem that I have written
With my numb, blue hands,
That would not move.
Here, you find I’ve gotten with those rains
I’ve thought of stopping but my will ran low
And I saw you frown.
Now, here, as I halt
With the winds gone, to my fault,
The trees curve to a tunnel,
With a black wall at the end
If I was able, I could give you a
Six foot barrier,
With twigs and dirt for you to call my own,
So things would rapture and forever be able,
And finally feel
A fine, thundering breeze.
-pjn

Because now you have a story to tell
And you really don’t care
You had me sit and listen on
About how you didn’t care
If you were gone

Language Arts 2/21/08

slovenia — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 08:28:25 +0000

Today in class…

We talked about blogging and why people blog/write and Woody Harrelson’s poem.

I learned that the four main reasons why people blog/write are:

I daydreamed about what makes me most happy about my life. I think I am happy with my life because I fanially feel like I am in the right place at the right time in my life. I also feel like I am learning a lot of life lessons from Mr. R.

I wanted to say (after reading Woody Harrelson poem) that if we went back pre-industrial revolution and everything was like it was before Europe and Spain and Britain began to settle in America. In the past, going back hundreds of years people have done what they felt was right and now it seems that what we thought was right isn’t, so how can we be so naive to think that if we go back pre-industrial revolution everything will automatically be ok. I think that most people are taught you cannot and will not solve your problems by running from them so why should we go back. Just like Mr. R said in his WWW poem, “it takes guts to live in the present.” So what should we do now?

Yes We Can

slovenia — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 07:40:26 +0000

Febuary 18 Barack Obama released this video at the 2008 superbowl. The message is 'Yes We Can.' To me this means Yes We Can stop global warming, Yes We Can do whats right, and Yes We Can have peace.

My Goal

slovenia — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 07:18:52 +0000

Day one of Mr. R’s blogging class. The assignment is to tell what I wish to accomplish from this blog, what I would like to see on my blog at the end of the school year, what am I working towards? and how do I envision it now? I hope to accoplish a better understanding of blogs and why people do it, and I also hope to improve my writing skills. At the end of the school year I would like to see improved writing skills and better communicaion skills on my blog. I think I am working towards something that i can use in the future and look back on. I envision my blog to be organized and when I read it I remember everything i learner in Mr. R’s class.