L.U.L.S. Project

So in class we compiled research on a certain subject. For this blog I'm going to answer some questions that were given to us.

What struck you about the data?
What struck me was the number of people who actually donate to a thrift store. For some reason I thought it would be a much lower percentile that it came out to be.


Were you surprised by any of the results? How so?
Again like I've just stated. The number of people who donate. I didn't know it would be that high.

What were your expectations? Were these met or not?
My expectations were for people to answer truthfully, and yes through personal interviews my expectations were met.


Based on your findings, what type of ad campaign will you run? Will you being to educate people? Encourage or coerce people? Embarrass people? What is your angle?
I was hoping to educate people on recycling clothes. Buying clothes that are department store quality but are a lot cheeper and used. I was also thinking about showing what happens when you just through out your clothes, but mainly the educating part.

Erratic Retaliation

This is a bit over due ^^' but here it is

On page 82 Ishmael talks about ‘anthropomorphism.’ Look up the definition of this term and post it in your blog, then describe what he is applying it to in the chapter.

Anthropomorphism: n. Attribution of human motivation, characteristics, or behavior to inanimate objects, animals, or natural phenomena. I think Ishmael is trying to say humans over think things. An example would be territory for an animal. We think that an animal wants the actual land and will defend that land, but what the animal is really after and will defend are the items/resources inside the land.

How does Ishmael define ‘Erratic Retaliation’? How does it work in the case of the Cawks?

Ishmael defines 'Erratic Retaliation as a sort of peacekeeping strategy. As the Cawks followed Erratic Retaliation everything seemed to work out fine they were hostel when need be and peaceful when need be. Seems a pretty good way to keep peace I think.

Why is Erratic Retaliation a peacekeeping method?

It relates the the old saying an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. In other words if someone attacks you attack them back, if someone is kind/peaceful towards you return the favor.

Why don’t the Cawks just annihilate each other instead of just doing the occasional attacks?

Simple, they had no reason too.

servey

ok ok in class we are doing a go green project and we need data....so here is a like that i would like all of you to go to so that i may collect this data i greatly appreciate it ^^
Click Here to take survey

Urban Homestead

What strikes you about their movie?

What strikes me is how fast they were able to turn their whole house into a farm. To this great dedication is required and great respect for the planet.

What do you think the Dervaes’ family Needs vs. Wants sheet would look like? Why? Well there Wants would probably would be low for they seem to be extremely happy with what they got. Now their need also small for they grow most of what the eat so the food expense is ruled out.

How does the Dervaes family fit into what we are studying in My Ishmael?

Sustainability. They defiantly live sustainably.

Overall, what are your thoughts on the way this family lives and works?

They seem happy and content with how they are saving the earth. For them this way works and they like what the do. For me it would also work if there were a source of meat in the diet.

Ishmael

1. What are Ishmael’s two general rules on how to identify people from our culture? Do you agree with Ishmael when he says that people from all over the world are part of the same culture? Why or why not?
Our culture thinks in that we are a flawed race and that we are doomed to a life of suffering and misery,also we're the only species that lock our food under lock and key. While most would accept this as true, I think otherwise. Though I do think that we are in a way flawed, I do not believe that we are doomed to suffer in this world. We are an intelligent race so we should be able to fix the problems that we planted upon this planet.

2. Ishmael disagrees with Mother Culture’s voice that says that humans are inherently flawed. After reading through page 66 of My Ishmael do agree or disagree with him? Why?
Like I said before I do believe that we are indeed flawed in some way for if we weren’t flawed we wouldn’t of put the planet in the predicament that it is in now. If humans weren’t flawed we’d would already be using the technical advances in our position to better the planet instead of running the planet dry day in and day out.

3. Ishmael uses a parable of Tunes and Dancers to explain his idea of Takers and Leavers. Who are these Takers and Leavers and how do they relate to American culture?
I believe that the takers refer to the people who take and take and never give back. They take and take until there is nothing left for them to take. The leavers refer to the people who take only what the need to live comfortably. These people let the planet grow as intended and only take what they require to survive. In American culture I think the takers are the companies and consumers that take and take from the planet and think nothing of it. The leavers, I think, refer to those who know how to budget their money, take only the essentials, and aren’t shopaholics like most of the American society is.

Teens in Society

What does it mean to live sustainably? To live sustainably would be to live without things that aren't necessary to live. How much freedom and independence do you have as a 14-16 year old in our society? The freedoms of a 14-16 year old kid are usually held in the hands of the parental units. Depending on their views your freedoms are decided for you unfortunately. As a 14-16 year old, how can you currently live your life more sustainably? Save MONEY. Try and not spend what I earn so quickly.

Goals for this semester!! Charlotte & Mele

How are you different now than when you started school in August? In Humanities I think I'm completely different. I can see that my writing has improved considerably so has my understanding of different words that I had no clue what they meant. Learning the skills in Charlotte's class has helped me improve the story that I started last summer, this I am extremely happy about for it means I can progress the story further.
In Mele's class I believe that I have progressed my knowledge in trigonometry and came away with a better understanding of them. When i came to this school in August i had an idea of what trigonometry was but it wasn't really clear to me. Mele fixed that right up.

What skills do you think are the most important for succeeding in Humanities and Mysics? Why? For Humanities it would have to be reading comprehension for there are a lot of words in Humanities that you either don't know or that the meaning of the word is vague. If your good at reading comprehension you could look back at the sentence ant figure out what that word is by context clues.
In Mysics paying attention is the key that and asking questions, for if you miss anything you could be lost the hole class.With these two skills working together Mysics can be a fun and exciting class
One thing I would like to improve on this semester would be my attentiveness. I tend to let my mind wonder from time to time, but in the end I pay for it. I'd get more done in less amount of time if I didn't let my mind wonder.I am going to do this by trying my best to stay focused and on task.
What are you most curious about? If you could study any topic, what would you study and why?
I am curious about graphic design and game design particularly. I what to design characters for video games one day and this would really help to accomplish that goal.