2 Single Story 2011

                                "Danger Of a Single Story"


What does it mean to have a "single story" about a place or community ?


To have a single story about a place or community is like describing something or somebody without knowing all the information about them. It's like somebody hears a story about a certain place and it's a negative thing, you go ahead and follow it and think in your mind that that's the way that person or place is. The reality is that it's not true, when somebody does that they are judging without even knowing the truth.


Describe a single story you have heard told about your community. What is missing from that story ? How could people learn more about that community ?


I have heard people talk about my community, they say that we are just some lazy mexicans that come to the U.S. just to get free-medicaid and Health service etc.. I say that is NOT true. We may be from mexico but that doesn't matter we came here to succeed and have a better life. I think that others shouldn't by the way we look,speak,live. They should come check out our community and see what we really are. We need to show them not to judge us by what they've heard or think about us.


Describe a single story about another community. How did you learn that story ? How could you learn more about that community ?


When I was a little bit younger I use to think that African-American people or Black People were mean,lazy, didn't get  jobs, and did drugs. As I grew up I started to realize that what I tought about african-american\black people wasn't true. Then I lived in a community with african-american\black people and really saw how they were. I kind of felt ashmed and guilty of judging somebody without knowing them or seeing them.


How could a game let players experience many stories about a place or community ?


The game would show facts about a place or community. It will tell them many things not just a single one. If it was just one story then it wouldn't be fair because you only get to hear one where you don't know if it's true or false. I think it's better to let the player know many different facts and stories.

Cyberbully . !

What is tayor's attitude towards "Clicksters" ?

Taylor has heard about clicksters before, but she really doesn't pay attention to it. She kind of shows that she really doesn't like it.

What type of relationship does she have with her family ?

Taylor doesn't really get along with her mother, they don't communicate that much. Her and her father never speak face to face, only on the phone because he is always on bussiness trips. Her brother mostly annoys her all the time.

When does the cyberbully began ?

The cyberbully begans when Lindsay (the girl who started the cyberbullying) posts a mean comment on taylor's picture.

What type of friendship does she have ?

Taylor has two best friends who hang out with her. She's not really popular, she likes to hang down low.

What is the result of the cyberbullying that taylor experiences ?

Taylor tries to sucide herself, but then her family comes and helps her.

What type of cyberbullying does taylor experience ?

Online harrassment,people are making mean videos of her, mean comments and acusses that are not true.

What would you do if you were in taylor's shoes ?

From my persepctive, I would ignore all the mean comments and harrassments that people are saying. I wouldn't let them take me down like that. Also I would let my teachers and parents know what's the situation.

How does taylor react to the mean comments people keep posting about her ?

Taylor feels like a freak and a physco, she was letting them get to her. She felt bad and couldn't take it anymore until she tried to suicide herself.

Does she ever try to stop people from posting Insults? What could she have done differently?

Taylor does try to stop it by posting up on her page that everything that everybody is saying it's not true but, I think that she should of shut down her page like her mom told her but she didn't listen.

How do you think Taylor felt about her friends betraying her ?

Taylor felt really bad and dissapointed because she trusted them and had confidence in them but they betrayed her.

What kind of changes do you see taylor experience throughout the film ?

At the beginning when taylor started recieving nasty mean messages she let them get to her. As she went on recieving more she couldn't take it anymore so she decided to stop it and ignore it. In the end she seeked help and succeeded.

1 Cyberbullying 2011

This is my first blog post of the year 2011-2012 school year.

What is a Cyberbully?

A cyberbully is someone who abuses another online or with any communicating device to make them feel bad about themselves.

What are the different types of cyberbullying?

The different types of cyberbully are ; gossip,threatening,impersonating, etc.

What should you do if you are being cyberbullied?

I would get a parent or a teacher to take care of it and help me out. Also, I would avoid any nasty comments that I recieve and I wouldn't let anybody make me feel bad.

What are some reasons that people cyberbully others?

I think that they do it to make themselves feel good, have power over others, they have being bullied before and they might be jealous of something or somebody

The..Liightniing..Thiief...:)!!

Today we finished watching the movie The Lightning Thief...we started out reading the book, but we never quite finished it..! Anyways the movie was very different from the book...First it started out with Percy Jackson at the museum with his class. Then Ms.Dodds(one of the mean teachers) pulled percy away from the group and took him to a room where she dissapeared for a second and turned into an ugly monster--BTW.I had no idea what it was) Then it was claiming to percy--"Give me the Lightning Bolt..I Know you have it" Percy had no freaking idea what she was talking about. Then Mr.Brunner came in with grover and told grover that it was time for percy to go the camp. Percy once again had no idea what they were talking about. Percy left with grover and his mom to a camp on the way a big ugly monster came on the road and tipped the car over(BTW it was awesome..JK!) Anyways percy got out of the car and found out that his friend was like half horse or something and he found out that he was in a training camp like with swords or something. Then later Haitis came and gave percy a warning that it he didn't give him the lightning bolt he wouldn't give him his mother back. That's when percy decided to go on a journey with grover and annabeth(the cute girl percy liked..<3!) to save his mother. Percy finished his journey and got to the underworld where out of nowhere he had the lightning bolt under his shield and Haitis discovered him. Percy didn't steal it he was set up. The lady that was there punched haitis and saved percy and his friends and mom. Percy went back to the olympus and found luke who had set up the whole thing and beat him up. At the end Percy gave the lightning bolt to Zeus and His dad at the right time and percy finished his mission.!!!!!!!!!

Globeey...Awaards..!!:)

Heyy...We are having The 2nd Annual Globey Awards. I am coming because my team in one of the finalists for best social issue game and other nominations. I am not so excited, because we have to wear like fancy clothes and be all you know pretty..but like the thing is I don't like wearing fancy clothes. I know that I have to and I'll try my best to wear something at least pretty. There's one thing I am excited for..:)) the winner gets a laptop and I think the individual nominees get a Flip camera...that is like so awesomeee..! I can't wait to find out who wins...and I'll try to wear something nice..maybe I'll wear a dress..Should I.?? Idk.? I'll think about it? Leave a comment If you think I should..--Please anyways leave a comment.!

Apollo 13...!!!!:)--!

We watched the movie Apollo 13, I tought it was going to be a boring movie but It turned out to be one of the best movies I've ever watched..(I mean it). This movie was about 3 men Jim Lovell, Ken Mattingly, and Fred Haise who got chosen to go the moon. First they had to be trained for 6 months to be able to be ready. They were really excited and looked very prepared to go. That's when Ken got the measles and had to be removed from the crew. Ken wasn't so thrilled when he first got told that he couldn't go. After that they had his backup John.L.Swigert. He quickly catched up and was ready to go. Finally the BIG day came April,11,1970 was the day ready to launch off. They all got suited in with those giant suits and buckled in, then it was the moment the whole world was watching....BOOM!--they launched off.  As they were up in space everything was going smooth until something exploded in the command module. They needed to move to the lem because they were running out of oxygen and power. Unfortunately they didn't make it to the moon and had to come back. NASA was counting 3:00 minutes for them to come back but they didn't make it on that time, as everyone was watching they were getting worried that they wouldn't make it. Guess what..?--they died!:(. Just kidding...that's what I tought when I was watching the movie. They made it back safely and even tough they didn't make it to the moon---they said it was A Successful Failure. I agreed with that they had the courage and braveness to go up there and they completed their mission. Unlike me I would be freaking scared to go up into space....!!!

Here's a picture of the Apollo 13 crew..!!

Here is when they lauched off from the            Kennedy Space Center

Favoriite...Fiield....Triip..!!!---:))

I don't know what field trip to write about...??...Let's see...I've had many but they were all educational field trips. Like going to the museum and some other stuff that I don't remember..!! In this school we took some but the one that I liked the most would have to be Austin Park and Pizza! It was like so Awesomee..! I got on the tea cups and they were so Dizzzzzzzzzyyy..! I love those rides...and I also got on the Go-Karts and I mean the big Go-Karts! I finally got to go on those...it was like my first time and I beat everyone that was racing. I sure definetely ate a lot of pizzaaa....wich I love..! It was such an awesome field trip altough I had a lot of coupons wich I forgot to trade them in for a prize...I forgot where I left them..?? Well I don't care it was like 3 months ago when I went. Anyways I had a really good time and that's all that mattteers.!!