30 day completion

My 30 day challenge was to make up early everyday and make myself a more nutritious breakfast then just my usual cereal and milk. The objective was to give myself more energy throughout the day. It didn't really have a large impact on my day and I think the reason is the fact that I would have to get up about a half hour earlier in order to make my breakfast. Therefor I am deciding to stick with my "sleep in and eat cereal" method. I would like to do a challenge again,but maybe one that doesn't involve getting up in the morning.I say this because the main thing I did notice in this challenge was my lack of will power when it comes to getting out of bed early.

Daily Routine VII

For the past two days in class we have talked about the Lincoln-Douglass debates. The class watched a video clip from a movie which depicted the two politicians going head to head with their different ideas. WE also learned about how when Abraham Lincoln was elected the states of the "lower south" receded from the U.S.

Meth Links

Meth links

Sam Wright

 

                I chose all of these sites because all of them pertain to facts on methamphetamine and way to prevent/fight it. I tried to meet the requirement of using only .org sites and was able to since most of the sights made to fight meth are non-profit.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/meth/body/

 

http://www.methproject.org/

 

http://www.methamphetamine-addiction.net/massachusetts.html

 

http://www.lifeormeth.org/default.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1

 

http://www.whitehouse.gov/ondcp/meth-intro

Is The Constitution A Slave Document?

Is The Constitution A Slave Document?

          The Constitution, the rules and principles that the United States of America are based on. In this country new laws will not be singed into action if deemed unconstitutional. Many people would classify slavery as unconstitutional or even as an un-American topic. I believe the complete opposite. I believe that the country of America is based on and around slavery and the U.S Constitution is indeed a pro slavery document.

          By the time the 13th Amendment passed the economy of the U.S. had been driven by slavery for about 90 years. The economy was strong enough at this time that it didn't need slavery to drive the country. If the country hadn't had slavery for the begging part of its existence I don't believe that the U.S. would be the power it was today (or it would have taken longer for the U.S to become a major power).

          As for the constitution I believe it was pro slavery for a few reasons. Right of the bat you notice that in the original draft of the constitution (before any amendments) Article IV, Section 2 states that     " No person held to service or labor in one state, under the laws therefor,escaping into another ... shall be delivered up on claim of the party to whom such service or labor may be due." In this article the U.S. is identifying the existence of slavery in their country and not only mentions that people might feel the need to escape but that if they are caught doing so they will be sent back to whence they came. I believe that is all the evidence that is needed simply because at this time their were other countries and societies that had outlawed slavery for a long time and yet is still alive and well in America. The founding father obviously identified a need for slavery. How could that talk about freedom and every man being created equal and then blatantly mention and enforce slavery in the Constitution?

          The final point I am going to bring up is that in 1850 just 15 years before slavery was abolished another slave related law was passed. This was called The Fugitive Law of 1850. In this law it required all states free or slave to return free slaves back to their masters and plantation. How can this be? How can this not be viewed as unconstitutional? Because the constitution was in favor of slavery. Even with the North opposed to slavery this law was passed just a short time before slavery was ended in our country.

          Some might argue that the Constitution is up to interpretation in regards to slavery. I believe that if the founders of this nation didn't want slavery in their new country they would have said so in the Constitution. The fact is that they did touch on slavery only to promote returning runaway slaves to their masters.

          

Voicethread II

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30 Day Challenge

The challenge that I have set for myself for the next month is that I am going to start waking up earlier in the morning to make my self a true breakfast. It is always said that breakfast is the most important meal of the day and I'm not sure if cold cereal and milk provide enough sustenance to have energy for the day. So to boost energy I'm going to make myself eggs and sausage with something like orange juice to drink. The only thing that could hurt this plan is the fact that I'm going to have to wake up around 4:50 am on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays if I want to make it to morning lifting. This means I am just going to have to go to bed earlier. Lets see if it works!

Timetoast II

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Daily Routine VI

For the past two classes we have been focused on Major Battles in the Revolutionary War. On Monday Mr. Boyle put a moving display of some of the important turning points. One of the battles was the Battle of Long Island were General Washington was able to escape General Cornwallis and get to safety. Then today we were split into pairs and sent around the school to scan Quick Response Codes in order to gain more information on these battles such as date and location of the battles. This was a great way to end the day simply because its great to get to stand and walk while learning, after sitting for 5 hours.

Daily Routine V

Today we had a substitute by the name of Mrs. Buswell. Mr.Boyle had left her with instructions to assign the class with writing and essay about "The Crises" a work written by Thomas Paine. She must have felt very passionate about this piece because she told us about how it has truly opened her eyes to the revolutionary cause. The article wasn't as ground breaking for me. It just seemed as though Mr. Paine had a good grip on reality and told it how it was. He was very gifted with words and I'm sure that this work inspired not only soldiers but people all throughout the colonies. The quote we had to focus on was "these are the times that try mens souls." We were asked if the times that we were living in were also "times that try mens souls." I said that there never isn't a time that is hard on people. Some times more so then others but there is always struggle.

Voice Thread

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EdCafe II

The EdCafe consumed all of the class time today due to the fact that there were 6 groups with lots to say about their topic. Yesterday our class headed down to the lab and created a slide show about our EdCafe topic and its subsections. My topic was the first meeting of a congress in 1774. There were many subsections of this broad topics and each of those subgroups turned into a slide. Then today we were split up again and taught our peers about our section. Again many debates were started and I learned more about everybodys subjects.

Daily Routine IV

The past two days were spent preparing for and preforming the second round of delicious EdCafe. The subject matter was set around the first meeting of a body of congress. The class went down to the lab to the create a powerpoint about our subject. So today we were split into groups with a representative from each powerpoint group. Then we proceeded to educate the other in our group about our topic. From what I was able to gather, the one factor that linked all of these different subjects together. Was that they all were related to the uproar that began in America. These were the issues that fueled the anger during the Revolution.

EdCafe I

Basically what EdCafe is all about is the students are teaching the other students about the topic. My topic as I stated in my Daily Routine III post is about freedom of religion. I like this method and I think I would like it if I were the teacher to simply because it means less "mouths to teach." But in all seriousness i like this activity due to the amount of debates that can be started by the smallest detail. I'm not quite sure how use student are graded on this whole EdCafe business but i felt that I did pretty well. Also I have no idea whats going on with the name just to avoid confusion no coffee or baked goods were involved.

InfoGraphic

Daily Routine III

For the past couple of days we have been talking about the 10 amendments. More specifically we have been focusing on the First Amendment and have been split into groups of 4 to further analyze this topic. My group was tasked with talking about the Freedom of Religion. I was personally quite pleased to be assigned this topic since it was one of the easiest ones to make a case for. Freedom of religion is the whole reason the pilgrims came here in the first place. I feel like the first amendment includes all of the freedoms that we take for granted these days. Nobody seriously considers what life would be like without these document protecting us.

Toastie Toast

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Branches and Their Jobs

My Spreaker post (incase you couldn't find it on my google+ page)

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Daily Routine II

For the past two days in American Studies Class we talked about all of the different plans that were proposed regarding the Executive branch. There was two sheets involved. One sheet was what each plan proposed in paragraph form and then we we asked to condense it down into shorter notes. Then today we focussed on the checks and balances that all of the different branches have with each other. First we cut out the checks and balances and glues then to another page with the cycle on it , then Mr. Boyle asked us to go on our iPads or laptops and create a better looking  visual representation for the jobs of each branch. The website didn't work on iPads so each group had to simply draw out the chart instead and now I have to ask one of my group members for a picture of it and post it to my blog ( I lack a smart phone).

Daily Routine

For the past two days in my E period history class we touched upon 2 large topics. These topics are the preamble to the Constitution and on how the legislative branch should be elected. On Tuesday when we were focusing on the preamble, we were split into 5 or so groups, which were spread out at desks around the room. We each had a line from the preamble and our assignment was to go about the room and write on each paper (at each desk) what the line meant to us(in our own words) , an example of how its working today, and an example of how its not.Today we were split into to different groups and given a paper with the opinions of the political figures in 1787. They all had different thoughts on the matter of electing officials to office to our job was to match each of their names with a summery of their ideas. There you have it, my honors history class for the last 2 days. More of this exiting material to come. Stay tuned.

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Sam's ancient artifacts.

 Soccer Ball
This item is important to me because soccer is my favoirite sport and inturn the sport that I am best at. I would hope that if an achihologist was looking for in formation on me and found this item he would infer that I like to have fun and play sports with friends.


Skis
The skis also repersent my intrest in haveing fun with my friends. Skiing gives me a sence of freedom and is a feeling like no other. Nothing can match the magic of speading down a hill on snow or weaveing through trees with friends.


 Christmas Decoration
These Christmas decrations reopersent my enjoyment of spend quality time with my close and extended family. I do enjoy my time with friends but family is the most important priority of all.