2 in 1

It is known that not all students learn the same way. In asia, conditions such as autism are not reconized as a serious issue. Many of those children are forced to learn the same curriculum as the other students. These students often have a much harder time keeping up. This results in mockery, as these children are considered nothing more than stupid. This leads to bullying which ends in nothing but hurt. So yes, students with special needs should get the attention they need. However, isolation leads yo nothing but misunderstandings. Childen should learn to value each member of scociety. Therefore, though their classes can be different, they should be together in the same facility.

1/16/13

What a warm day it was today! Warm in terms of the temperature and warm in terms of the smiles. Today, Miss Kritzeck's fifth period class went to go join the special ed's physical education class. At this point, the sun is shining and we're energized after a quick lunch break, so it's time to rock and roll! We started off the period with doing some good ol' stretches-followed by a lap around the track. Now, I guess in any case, I wasn't wearing the right type of shoe for the occasion, so I kept it slow and talked to some of the other students along the way. Bright and chipper as ever, we exchanged pleasantries and bounced bad jokes off of each other. We then followed suit with a drill where we would get comfortable with a small blue ball. We started off with rolling the ball back and forth. Then slowly, the class changed positions from a sit, to a kneel, to a pushup, finally to an upright position where we practiced catching and throwing the ball with one hand. Needless to say, hand-eye coordination is not my strong suit. However, even if I couldn't catch, my two other group mates and I joined hands to compete against the extremely athletic S-man! As the girl next to me said, we totally won.
Winning against someone or not, this day was a victory on our part as we managed to go through the day and hopefully, make a difference. In this case, I hope we were able to make the students in that class happy by adding a hint of spice to their daily life. In any case, if we didn't then they surely made a difference in my day as I had much fun hanging out with them-despite the hardening of my heels and the over bearing sun shining above us.

1/14/14

This, included here, is an example of an ad aired by United Airlines during the summer Olympics of 2012. This is a very well put together ad as it posses persuasive strategies such as "big names". The big names here are the Olympic athletes. At the same time, they employ the tactics of Ethos. They build a sense trust by displaying that their customers range from famous celebrities to normal families. They also establish that they've been flying for so many years, which also goes along with logos. For pathos, they show that you would want to fly with them because everybody idolized the athletes, so they too want to partake in the experience. All these strategies tie into their claim; that thet're America' s most trusted airline.

1/08/14

Here, I include a slam poetry session featuring the theme of bullying.

1/06/14

New year, new me!

Well, not really. Though, I guess one can say that my prior year wasn't the best in terms of improvements-to say I regressed into a perhaps lazier and more blank minded person. Never mind all that though! For this is the year of change. I promise to mend my ill work ethics and replace them with a more alert and responsible mindset. My goal this year is to finally get on track with school.

Aside from an academic point of view, I'd also like to put more time into my hobbies which have taken a bout neglect as a result of my schoolwork and poor time management because without these little, stress relieving habits, I feel as if I'm loosing a part of what makes me unique. Aside from my extra-curricular activities, I'd like to put more thought into my health as this marks my last year taking PE. Without a designated class to get me moving, I fear I'll be condoned to a life of schoolwork. So it's important to me to start some new healthy rituals that will hopefully carry on in the years to come.

I've learned that often when one bites off more than one can chew, the end result is nothing short of disappointment. So, until I've accomplished all my new resolutions, this shall be it. After all, though the start of the new year is a wonderful time to start a new batch of habits, it's not the only time one should choose to reflect and improve themselves.