Action Project Presentations

In class for the past few days,We have been doing presentatons on our projects about making a difference. My favorite presentation that I liked was a girl in my class that did her project on domestic violence. I thought that her presentation was informative and it connected to the audiences emotions. I learned that I very small ratio of couples go through domestic violence. I was shocked at how low this ratio was. I thought that domestic violence is a really serious issue because many people get killed every year because of domestic violence. I also think that the children and women that are effected by this violence should be seriously helped. This presentation made me realize tht domestic violence should be more taken care of and prevented that it is now.

The Search For Music.

Given the pros and cons of your research topic, on what side of that issue are you emerging? Why?
Music is one thing that any person anywhere can have a connection to with someone else half way across the world. I think that’s why it is a fun topic to research. Not only do I love music with a great passion, but I could find so many recourses that have people that feel the same way. I think a pro of this topic is that I can get many different points of views on it. Everyone likes and dislikes different types of music. I think you could really get into a good conversation about music with anyone, because everyone listens to music. There are so many different genres of music too. The only con I could think of is the fact that finding numbers and statistics about music is a little bit difficult. But for now, I can really relate to my project and I would like to continue on.

The Girl Who LIkes to Fight Crime?

What pro/ con issues do you see emerging in your beginning research about your position paper topic?  What are your sentiments regarding these issues?

 Sammy Keyes spied someone across the street stealing a wallet. The thief saw her. She wanted to tell the police, but didn't for three reasons. One, she was using binoculars that she wasn't supposed to play with. Two, she was living in her Grandma's apartment building where she wasn't supposed to live. Three, she could have told the police, but the police wouldn't believe her anyway. So what was she to do? Solve the case herself! Duh.This is the book i have started to read this semester. I have started reading the story of Sammy Keyes: The Hotel Thief  by Wendelin Van Draanen. Sammy also has to deal with Mrs. Graybill, her grandmother's next-door neighbor, who doesn't want Sammy to live in the building with her grandmother. This is illegal in the first place because her grandmother lives in a retirement building where the grandchildren are not allowed to live in. Mrs. Graybill always has an eye on what is going on outside in halls. Which is why Sammy has to be very sneaky while sneaking up the fire escape to her grandmothers room. Of coarse, there is also a school bully named Heather that Sammy has to deal with everyday at school. Heather's tricks are low  and dirty. To get even, Sammy has to pay back Heather for what she does. So far, Sammy has to deal with many things. This is tough for a girl in Junior High. This is why I think that if she doesn't have to deal with something, she shouldn't. Her issues can be heavy on her shoulders sometimes. I think that Sammy could very easily drop the search for that hotel thief or could stop the feud between her and Heather Acosta leaving her shoulders with less weight on them. Either way, a girls gotta do what a girls gotta do, and i think that if Sammy thinks its the right thing to do, she should go for it.