Q: What are two colleges that you would like to apply to? For what reasons?
A: Growing up I've always been told that i have to prepare for college and it will take a lot of work to get there. My dad graduated from Cal Poly with an engineering degree. My mother, unfortunately, never completed college because she became pregnant with me, but she has been supporting and pushing me to not follow what she did and get a degree.
One college i would like to apply to and hopefully be accepted to would be U.C. Davis. I have visited the campus on many occasions taking personal tours with current students of the campus. I've seen the outsides of the buildings, to the insides of the labs and libraries, and even the dorms for the freshman and their living arrangements. One reason would include that it has the top veterinary program in the state and the third in the country. It is known as one of the last "small town" universities of its kind. I am hoping to be able to receive a degree in zoology and veterinary and be able to work and interact with exotic species and be able to travel the world to study them. UC Davis would be a start to this goal. The school also has many different majors and the luxury of changing if the major you chose is not actually what you wanted.
Another college i would be interested into applying to would include UC Berekley. They have many different majors to choose from as well. Unfortunately, i have not been able to visit the campus or see the buildings and students. The experience seems very confortable and lively. I Plan to visit hopefully sometime soon before i have to apply to colleges.
I am still researching schools and colleges and still keeping my mind open to new things. i am hoping to find some more information before making a final choice.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Monday, September 22, 2008
Declaration vs. Iroquois Compact vs. Patrick Henry's Speech
Q: what are the common issues in the Declaration, the Iroquois Compact, and Patrick Henry's Speech to the Virginia Convention?
A: The common disputes and problems addressed in all three documents include the issues that have occurred, opinions made about those problems, and the actions that need to occur to address them.
The Declaration of Independence addresses the issues that England did not follow through with and the rights that the Colonists thought they were obligated to obtain. In the first couple of paragraphs it states the rights that all men should have, such as, "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." It directs its attention to what they were deprived and refused while under the control of Great Britain. They felt used throughout Britain's reign on the thirteen colonies and declared a declaration to confront Parliament of what they felt they needed. It outlines each dispute they had with Britain and how they will handle it differently under their own government. Many more rights were given to the people along with greater responsibilities if something goes array.
The Iroquois Constitution declared the rights that the Iroquois Native Americans were not given. Its starts with how all men are equal and they have rights to the land as much as the whites who came to overtake it. It refers to the Laws of Great Peace and those who go astray from it can follow it back and be accepted for this mistakes as long as they promise to obey the wishes of the Council. It is very similar to the Declaration of Independence, only it is referring to different people and different issues. Although, they are much more similar then they appear. They both outline what is in the wrong, their opinion of what should be done about them, and the rights they feel they are entitled to. The Iroquois Constitution breaks up its issues and rights into 5 different categories and the responsibilities of each one.
The speech of Patrick Henry against the Virginia Convention made a great impact. He declared the rights that he felt the people were entitled to that they were not given by the English Parliament. He states how he feels that England is not going to change their ways no matter how much the Colonies confront them. He speaks of how he wants liberty and they will have to make it on their own. He states the problems that have come from being under the English Parliment. He then states his opinion of what went wrong and what needs to be done to address them. He went as far as the say, "Give me liberty, or give me death."
All three very distinctly address the issues that England had caused. They went on with how those did not help their growing nation and how they did not agree with what was already happening. All three made a point to show the extremity and what is needed to be done in order to make order and liberty.
A: The common disputes and problems addressed in all three documents include the issues that have occurred, opinions made about those problems, and the actions that need to occur to address them.
The Declaration of Independence addresses the issues that England did not follow through with and the rights that the Colonists thought they were obligated to obtain. In the first couple of paragraphs it states the rights that all men should have, such as, "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." It directs its attention to what they were deprived and refused while under the control of Great Britain. They felt used throughout Britain's reign on the thirteen colonies and declared a declaration to confront Parliament of what they felt they needed. It outlines each dispute they had with Britain and how they will handle it differently under their own government. Many more rights were given to the people along with greater responsibilities if something goes array.
The Iroquois Constitution declared the rights that the Iroquois Native Americans were not given. Its starts with how all men are equal and they have rights to the land as much as the whites who came to overtake it. It refers to the Laws of Great Peace and those who go astray from it can follow it back and be accepted for this mistakes as long as they promise to obey the wishes of the Council. It is very similar to the Declaration of Independence, only it is referring to different people and different issues. Although, they are much more similar then they appear. They both outline what is in the wrong, their opinion of what should be done about them, and the rights they feel they are entitled to. The Iroquois Constitution breaks up its issues and rights into 5 different categories and the responsibilities of each one.
The speech of Patrick Henry against the Virginia Convention made a great impact. He declared the rights that he felt the people were entitled to that they were not given by the English Parliament. He states how he feels that England is not going to change their ways no matter how much the Colonies confront them. He speaks of how he wants liberty and they will have to make it on their own. He states the problems that have come from being under the English Parliment. He then states his opinion of what went wrong and what needs to be done to address them. He went as far as the say, "Give me liberty, or give me death."
All three very distinctly address the issues that England had caused. They went on with how those did not help their growing nation and how they did not agree with what was already happening. All three made a point to show the extremity and what is needed to be done in order to make order and liberty.
Friday, September 12, 2008
Favorite Book
Q: Which book did you prefer and why? Be specific with examples from the books.
A: So much though is put into novels that we are so unaware of. John Steinbeck would be one of the many authors that does this without our knowledge. He used alot of detail and assets to create his novel East of Eden. He interwine himself and his family, conflicts, and creativeness all together to combine into a marvelous story of the late 1800's to early 1900's.
I prefer the book East of Eden because I like how Steinbeck used the book as a retelling of his family history. He used his family as the Hamilton family characters in the story, using their personalities and characteristics to shape and reenact the way that his family members came to the Salinas Valley from Ireland and learned to survive. Some examples of family members were Samuel and Liza Hamilton, which were John Steinbeck's grandparents. He used half of the story to enlighten his children, while using the other half to create another story line.
I Also like how John Steinbeck created his own characters to intertwine with the story of his ancestry. One character would be Cathy Ames. The way he was able to describe her and express his hatred for such a person was amazing. He described her as cat-like, which is one of his great dislikes. He also made such a complicated and intricate family filled with emotions and past experiences that all the characters have experienced previously. The Trask family starts with how Adam and his family grows and molds. He goes through terrifying experiences with his brother trying to kill him and his lack of love for his father. This later retaliates as how he reacts to his own children when he becomes older. I loved how detailed and intertwined John Steinbeck made the story lines of the two families criss-cross into one amazing novel.
Another asset that i liked in the story was how he used different inner conflicts within the story. He used one as free will verses chance. He showed countless examples within the story of how each character was confronted with these choices. One would include Samuel's decision to confront Adam about not naming his sons. He made the choice to go over and made him realize what he is doing to his own family. He also used good verses evil. He made and reenacted characters through the story of how morally good or evil they really were. Cathy was a created character that he expressed with insane choices and hatred. He also retold his story of his grandfather, Samuel Hamilton, and how he was such a good-hearted and caring man and how he tried to provide for his family and inprove the lives of others within his town. He was also able to intertwine the story of Cain and Abel as well. He made the characters Adam and Charles tell the story of Cain and Abel, Charles being Cain and Adam being Able. I loved how much detail and characteristics that Steinbeck used to create this amazing American novel.
A: So much though is put into novels that we are so unaware of. John Steinbeck would be one of the many authors that does this without our knowledge. He used alot of detail and assets to create his novel East of Eden. He interwine himself and his family, conflicts, and creativeness all together to combine into a marvelous story of the late 1800's to early 1900's.
I prefer the book East of Eden because I like how Steinbeck used the book as a retelling of his family history. He used his family as the Hamilton family characters in the story, using their personalities and characteristics to shape and reenact the way that his family members came to the Salinas Valley from Ireland and learned to survive. Some examples of family members were Samuel and Liza Hamilton, which were John Steinbeck's grandparents. He used half of the story to enlighten his children, while using the other half to create another story line.
I Also like how John Steinbeck created his own characters to intertwine with the story of his ancestry. One character would be Cathy Ames. The way he was able to describe her and express his hatred for such a person was amazing. He described her as cat-like, which is one of his great dislikes. He also made such a complicated and intricate family filled with emotions and past experiences that all the characters have experienced previously. The Trask family starts with how Adam and his family grows and molds. He goes through terrifying experiences with his brother trying to kill him and his lack of love for his father. This later retaliates as how he reacts to his own children when he becomes older. I loved how detailed and intertwined John Steinbeck made the story lines of the two families criss-cross into one amazing novel.
Another asset that i liked in the story was how he used different inner conflicts within the story. He used one as free will verses chance. He showed countless examples within the story of how each character was confronted with these choices. One would include Samuel's decision to confront Adam about not naming his sons. He made the choice to go over and made him realize what he is doing to his own family. He also used good verses evil. He made and reenacted characters through the story of how morally good or evil they really were. Cathy was a created character that he expressed with insane choices and hatred. He also retold his story of his grandfather, Samuel Hamilton, and how he was such a good-hearted and caring man and how he tried to provide for his family and inprove the lives of others within his town. He was also able to intertwine the story of Cain and Abel as well. He made the characters Adam and Charles tell the story of Cain and Abel, Charles being Cain and Adam being Able. I loved how much detail and characteristics that Steinbeck used to create this amazing American novel.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Large Hadron Collider (LHC)
Q: Is the world going to end?
A: Scientists are trying to see the "black mass" that is keeping everything in balance. In my opinion, i do not think the world is going to end. They have been studying this for years apon years about what is going to result from this experience. The experiement has been planned and constructed for the past 20 years with scientists of all kinds from over 80 different countries. If something was too unpredictable and uncontrollable they would have called it off from the beginning.
I think the people that are going against it in world courts trying to stop the exeriment from being performed are not aware of all the mechanics and mathematics that have been put into this project. They have not been educated enough or researched enough to know the true outcoem of the experiment. As far as i see it, they are living in fear of the future. The fear is that it will get out of control and send the earth into a huge black hole annialateing us all.
In one of the videos that we watched, they made a comment that the force the sun puts on the earth and all the other planets is much greater then what the experiement can perform.It is meant to "revolutionize our understanding, from the miniscule world deep within the atoms of vastness of the Universe."It is intended to open the world of Physics and solve the questions and unknowns in the laws of Nature. I am very interested in the science and mathematics that they had to put in to even begin to create the machines and how they can predict a little of what is to come of it. I am curious of the result of the project, what they will discover from the research, and how much more knowledge will come from this one collision.
A: Scientists are trying to see the "black mass" that is keeping everything in balance. In my opinion, i do not think the world is going to end. They have been studying this for years apon years about what is going to result from this experience. The experiement has been planned and constructed for the past 20 years with scientists of all kinds from over 80 different countries. If something was too unpredictable and uncontrollable they would have called it off from the beginning.
I think the people that are going against it in world courts trying to stop the exeriment from being performed are not aware of all the mechanics and mathematics that have been put into this project. They have not been educated enough or researched enough to know the true outcoem of the experiment. As far as i see it, they are living in fear of the future. The fear is that it will get out of control and send the earth into a huge black hole annialateing us all.
In one of the videos that we watched, they made a comment that the force the sun puts on the earth and all the other planets is much greater then what the experiement can perform.It is meant to "revolutionize our understanding, from the miniscule world deep within the atoms of vastness of the Universe."It is intended to open the world of Physics and solve the questions and unknowns in the laws of Nature. I am very interested in the science and mathematics that they had to put in to even begin to create the machines and how they can predict a little of what is to come of it. I am curious of the result of the project, what they will discover from the research, and how much more knowledge will come from this one collision.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Adam vs. Ishmael
Q: In what ways are Ishmael and Adam alike?
A: The characters Ishmael and Adam are alike in many different ways. One example would include they are both the protagonists of their own stories. Another would be that they both have extreme effects on the lives of others. Adam has effected his two sons and Ishmael had a choice between giving evidence for Kabuo's trial or keeping it to himself. Both are changing the pattern of a fellow characters life/lives.
Both Ishmael and Adam have been experienced with war and military, although Ismael lost his arm and was sent home, while Adam just finished and left. This left Ishmael haunted by the trama of war.
Both men have loved and lost. In Adams case, his wife Cathy was insane and didn't care about him in the way he did for her. She did not care enough to shoot to kill when she had a gun pointed straight at him. In Ishmael's, he was in love with a Japanese woman, hasue, which was not allowed in their society at the time during World War II. She ended up marrying another man. Unfortunately, they both overcome the pain and in the end, accepted the fact that they were not going to have the women they wished to have.
As a result, both men have become lonely and apart from the world they live in. They became seperated and antisocial. Adam stays at home not leaving very often. Ishmael and Adam both had to find courage and maturity to continue within themselves and continue their lives.
A: The characters Ishmael and Adam are alike in many different ways. One example would include they are both the protagonists of their own stories. Another would be that they both have extreme effects on the lives of others. Adam has effected his two sons and Ishmael had a choice between giving evidence for Kabuo's trial or keeping it to himself. Both are changing the pattern of a fellow characters life/lives.
Both Ishmael and Adam have been experienced with war and military, although Ismael lost his arm and was sent home, while Adam just finished and left. This left Ishmael haunted by the trama of war.
Both men have loved and lost. In Adams case, his wife Cathy was insane and didn't care about him in the way he did for her. She did not care enough to shoot to kill when she had a gun pointed straight at him. In Ishmael's, he was in love with a Japanese woman, hasue, which was not allowed in their society at the time during World War II. She ended up marrying another man. Unfortunately, they both overcome the pain and in the end, accepted the fact that they were not going to have the women they wished to have.
As a result, both men have become lonely and apart from the world they live in. They became seperated and antisocial. Adam stays at home not leaving very often. Ishmael and Adam both had to find courage and maturity to continue within themselves and continue their lives.
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Learning to Read
Q: When and how did you learn to read?
A: When my mom was pregnant she would read to me before I was even born. As I grew up she continued to read to me stories of Dr. Suess and other picture books like Go Dog Go. When I was little I had paper that had the letters on it and I was able to trace the letters and rewrite them over and over. Eventually, I was able to form letters without the special paper. Then, I was able to read the books my mom use to read to me like Horton Hears a Who and such. Those little picture books turned into smaller printed books with chapters consisting of a few pages. The book size continued to grow and the print continued to minimize. Small books grew into larger ones like Judy Bloom and then into Harry Potter and The Series of Unfortunate Events. My mom sat by my side many nights and listened to me read and helped my with words i did not know or could not say. They have always had small books for me to pick up and read for my own pleasure. When I was little I would read any chance I got, but now I do not as much.
A: When my mom was pregnant she would read to me before I was even born. As I grew up she continued to read to me stories of Dr. Suess and other picture books like Go Dog Go. When I was little I had paper that had the letters on it and I was able to trace the letters and rewrite them over and over. Eventually, I was able to form letters without the special paper. Then, I was able to read the books my mom use to read to me like Horton Hears a Who and such. Those little picture books turned into smaller printed books with chapters consisting of a few pages. The book size continued to grow and the print continued to minimize. Small books grew into larger ones like Judy Bloom and then into Harry Potter and The Series of Unfortunate Events. My mom sat by my side many nights and listened to me read and helped my with words i did not know or could not say. They have always had small books for me to pick up and read for my own pleasure. When I was little I would read any chance I got, but now I do not as much.
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