The Journey To Being A Archnophobe

For the elective STEAM course Game Changers. In the course we learned about board games from designers. We even designed our own prototype board game. As the weeks went by, me and my partner made adjustments to the game making sure it worked when played play testing the game multiple times.For this action project we had make sure that our game was official we had to make a how to play video and a slide to explain how we changed the game over time. I struggles with making the video and the slide show for this action project, I didn't really know how to explain the process of how my game had changed. I also had trouble with making the video because pictures I needed weren't uploading so I had to improvise. I took a clip made it a few seconds long of what i needed from it and as far the slide show I just had to think about all the trouble me and my partner went through to make this game. I had a lot of fun making the game, its self see what ideas me and my partner GM could come up with.


Hi, my name is GM, and my partner AL and I designed the game Arachnophobe where you are a fly trying to get your baby from the big bad spider. You can move in and out of the web by rolling dice and drawing cards. One player also has the option of being the spider. The spider’s job is to try to keep the babies in the middle of the web by drawing cards and rolling dice. The flies and the spider use the same mechanism to move around the board but they each have their own set of cards.

                                                        How to play, AL, (2016)

Set up:

Place the board out
Pick which player you want to be (either fly or spider)
Place player at the start (if you're the fly)
Place maggots in the middle
If you're the spider you are placed in the middle with the maggots on the white dot

How to play:
Roll the dice and move your player token
Pick up a card
If you’re a fly pick from the pile with a spider web on the back & If you’re the spider pick from the pile with the spider on the back)
Follow the action on the card
If you pick up a card and it says “Pick A Spider Card” you pick up a card from the pile of aggressive or non-aggressive spiders
If you pick an aggressive spider card you move back three spaces
If you pick a non-aggressive spider card you move forward one space

How to win:
To win you must make it to the center of the spider web and back out with your baby maggot in the shortest amount of time
                                                     

 

                                                             History,AL,(2016)

Hi I am AL. I am in the class Game changers in this class we made a board game. Me and my partner GM had a hard time agreeing on and idea to base are game off of. First making up games with catapults and scream the TV show as a theme.We eventually came with an idea based off of our fear of spiders. We called Arachnophobe. My job was to make the board for this game. I made the first model with a spider web that started from the left corner and ended on the right bottom corner. It didn't work because, we didn't know how the player would move around the board when play testing this version of it. We didn't have game pieces either. We used marbles from the classroom as game pieces. I made adjustments to the board based off the feed back from my classmates. We later made the spider web on the board a spiral because it made it easier for the players and the spider to get around. Making this change worked the best for the game it made it easier to see where we would place the flies and the maggots and which way the spider would go. We made the cards for the flies first to give them special moves that can either help them win the game or make them fall behind. We later on decided to make cards for the spider also making it a player as well instead of the players just moving it around randomly. We had a lot of fun making this game it was a fun and hard experience we both learned from and i would definitely design a game again if I could see the finished project without all the stress of making an idea.

Who is the Werewolf? Chose wisely.

"The game ain't always fair and that's the thing though. You can play your heart out and everyone don't get a ring though"- Drake.

For the elective STEAM course Game Changers. In the course we learned about board games from designers. We even designed our own prototype board game. As the weeks went by,we played multiple games that some of us knew and some we didn't know. We played games we didn't like and games we loved from Pandemic to Scrabble. For this action project, we made recommendations for board games for a scenario. I found it easy to pick a scenario, but picking game I thought met all my needs for my scenario was hard to do they either met only one or two of my needs. I eventually learned to just make do with the games that met only a few of my needs for my scenario till I found games that met at least four of my needs(Outburst and Werewolf). I am very proud of myself for finished product.

In my scenario, a high school swim team is on a road trip for the a competition. They need a game that can be played on the bus and can have as many as 12 players.

The biggest needs are:

• Capable of having more than 12 people
• playing at once 
• 10 minutes or longer 
• Easy to travel with 
• Easy to play 
• 40 - 100$
• Cover to so that if a player who is wet plays it doesn’t get messed up

• I have chosen two games (Outburst and Werewolf) that fit what the needs for my scenario.

                   (Game Recommendation Reference Sheets below)

The swim team would benefit from either of these games. Since both are party games and both can be player for more than 10 minutes. Outburst has the positive of the red card holder which will protect the cards from getting wet. They are both fun games that connect the players in a fun and easy way and both would be suitably for the needs of the swim team.

If I had to chose one of the these games I would chose werewolf even though Outburst cost wise is better and has multiple cards to play which can last for hours. Werewolf has many other characters that can be added to the mix and make the outcome of the game change by just adding the seer or the town idiot to the game. The game is better for travel all you need is the cards and the a solution to the cards getting wet is to get covers for the cards. While Outburst would be hard to bring. You can easily lose the cards since there are so many. Outburst is really met for only up to 4 players while werewolf can have up to 16 or more players. This game is easy and simple and makes you think of ways to prove who the werewolves are by determining who is to quiet and who is talking to much. This game is the best choice in my opinion.

The People We Always Forget

For the Junior Humanities class called Rhetoric .We learned about the different techniques and appeals of Rhetoric. For example, the appeals for Rhetoric are Logos which is an appeal to reason, Ethos which is showing credibility and Pathos which is an appeal to emotion. Techniques are devices like, anaphora which is when you make a certain word or phrase repeat in one or more sentences. Simile is making a comparison using the words like or as. For this action project we had to make an artistic piece that represents something that we feel strongly about. Me and my partner decided to make a voice over of the train to make people realize who rides the train, for example homeless people. It’s called ‘The Voices Of The Lost.This piece makes people realize that not everyone around them has what they have. To be blunt it is a piece about the homeless that go unnoticed in Chicago. This piece breaks the barrier of the status quo by putting people through the experiences they live through every day and make them realize what they have so blindly forgotten or ignored. When hearing this recording we want the listener to think about all the different people that struggle through life. We wanted to unite all of the people in Chicago to help those who can’t help themselves. This artwork is original except for the sounds my partner found on the internet to make it sound like the listener was actually on the train. He made a script that would get the attention of people.

            

                                      (LS,The Voices Of The Lost Ones"(2016)






Our rhetorical appeal in this piece is pathos. Throughout the recording , we were trying to get people to feel like they were on a train and then make them think about questions asked by my partner LS. Ethos was also a part in the piece as well. If people were to come up to each other on the train an repeat what the recording is saying, it would not have the same response. This message coming from the intercom, which is always spitting out stops about the train plays a huge part of the response to people. If you look at any map of the racial boundaries of the city, it is obvious that there is a strong divide ,where the groups of color live in Chicago. Many people may even feel that they live in a completely different city. In most cases, people that live up north aren't even aware that problems happen as far as racism as frequent as it does. This is why instead of attacking the people that are unaware, we want to make aware of there mistakes.



Often, we don’t care to think that there are homeless people that live on these trains. When we do see them, we complain behind the safety of our computer screens about them sleeping on the seats of the train. One well known homeless person is Freddie the homeless man ("Forgotten"). He sleeps on the Redline all day until the beds at a shelter open up at night. There are 2,055 people that live on the street or public transportation and parks in 2015 (Rianne). We want people to want to get involved on their own accord, not because they got ideas shoved into their head.




Citation:

Coale, Rianne. "As Homeless Numbers Rise in Chicago, CTA Is a Place of Refuge | Transit Diaries." Redeyechicago.com. N.p., 2016. Web. 30 Oct. 2016.

"The Forgotten Passengers." A Red Line Project Special Report. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Oct. 2016.

Christine's Way Out.

In the Junior class Design & Engineering, we learned about different types of bikes, We learned different math concepts such as finding the radius of a circle and different shapes like a cone. We also learned about Kinetic and Potential energy. Another, topic we learned about gears and the effect they have on the different type of bikes depending on the terrain of where the bike is going. We even had a Divvy representative come and see us for a field experience to learn about the different parts of the bike. Lastly we had to interview someone that biked at least once a day to learn about the likes and dislikes of their bike I asked my older brother questions like what he wanted to change etc he answered by saying “I love my bike, but riding around downtown with a seat that hurts you every time you petal sucks” For this action project we have been given personas to adjust a bike to their needs.I have learned about the different needs of other people, and about the gears that are on a bike. I learned that a bike doesn’t have to have a chain.

MI,Demo Bike,(2016)

 My user is Christine, she is thirteen and she bikes to school from Peterson Park using the North Branch route which involves a lot of hills and dips.She also has to take her bike up and down the stairs. The bike is lightweight and it is fold able it also has a handle to carry it down while folded. We call it the Ranger .It's easy to carry. When she needs it she can change the gears depending on the path she is going and the rain shield will protect her through the weather it comes out by pushing the button on the handlebars, it has pockets so she doesn’t have to have a basket . It has quick release front and back tires to change in case of terrain. The reason to believe in our the Ranger is because it is the bike that best suits her needs, we believe that we have touched on every issue she has to the best of our ability because we don’t how much she can carry, so we made the bike out of a lightweight material. We made the bike foldable for her to take down the five steps below the ground. We don’t know her budget, we are able to negotiate with her if necessary. She lives 3 miles from her school, it would take her 19 minutes to get there according to google maps. The average speed that she goes is 8 ½ mph or 4.24 m/s. The radius of the wheels are 12inches. The Ranger show kinetic energy when they are going down a hill and show potential at the top of the hill.

AL, Bike Design (2016)

The Circumference is 75.36. The diameter is 24 inches. To figure out the rotations of the bike wheel you take D/C and divide it so it looks like this 190080/75.36 = 2522.29. The scale of the model is 6/1 . Since Christine wants to look at the scenery around her so she wants an easy ride which involves the gears which means I had to look up the best gear ratio for a bike which is 44/66.

I kept in mind her needs and what can be done without too many complications. Two obstacles were making the three-dimensional models and trying to make up a bike for her needs. I am proud of getting through this unit as it was very challenging for me because of the math portion and this action project.

Kendrick Takes Over Rhetoric With The Blacker The Berry

In the Junior humanities class called Rhetoric .We learned about the different techniques and appeals of rhetoric.For example, the appeals for rhetoric are Logos which is an appeal to reason, Ethos which is showing credibility and Pathos which is and appeal to emotion. Techniques are devices like, anaphora  which is when you make a certain word or phrase repeat in one or more sentences. Simile is making a comparison using the words like or as. We visited father Pfleger to talk to him about what he has done for his community and ask questions. The last reason that we talked to him is to have an idea of who us a rhetorical challenger for our action project. For this action project we had to chose a rhetorical challenger and use Prezi or slide to make a presentation to prove it that the person we chose is a rhetorical challenger by analyzing speeches or lyrics in my case.

   

 Citations:
"Childhood Maltreatment Experiences among US Army Reserve ..." N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Oct. 2016.
"Five Points Gang - Wikipedia." N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Oct. 2016
"Free Image on Pixabay - Kermit, Frog, Drink, Alcohol, Drunk." N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Oct. 2016
"Kendrick Lamar @ 2016 Grammy Awards on Vimeo." N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Oct. 2016.

The Handy Hoe, A Great Invention For Everyone

In the Junior class, Design and Engineering we learned to compare tools and to calculate the surface area and how to add vectors. We talked about simple machines like wedges and what they do to help people during the day. During this class we visited Home Depot.They showed us how to use each tool and what they are called. We discussed empathy, reading about a woman that dressed up as a senior citizen to see how it feels and their daily struggles. Empathy which is when you put yourself in the same shoes to understand how they feel.We are using this as our inspiration for this action project. We also had to interview a gardener for our project to learn about what could make the tools better they used. For this action project we are supposed to pick a tool we saw in Home Depot and innovate it to be easier to use for senior citizens.

TH ,The Handy Hoe,(2016) 

For my interview, I interviewed my neighbor. I learned that my neighbor started gardening as a little girl. I also learned that she liked hand tools because she could get better in the ground more. Lastly, I learned about how to pot plant.“I struggle to use tools, especially ones where I have to bend to use them if I could sit down and use it that would be way better”

TH,Vectors,(2016)

I learned that hoes are used for different reasons for gardening,like moving things or spreading dirt to making room for a plant.I learned that there are different types of tools for different uses and that each one is made from a different material. Lastly, I learned there really aren't any that would be good for a senior citizen other than the fact that it has a grip.
 
Our new tool is named The Handy Hoe, it moves things and lift things. The purpose is to make sure that it is not as straining on the back as a normal tool would be, but the tool is mostly used to lift things.There are joints  that bend and a grip that is rubber. The grip is better for holding the tool. The heads change so that people don’t have to buy more tools .The Handy Hoe is a wedge ,It separates dirt from the ground or rocks in a planter box. Compared to other tools ours is better because we have an arm that can bend which, other hoe's at Home Depot did not. another reason is because the material is better there is less chance of getting a splinter and it is not as heavy to carry. Lastly, there are changeable heads so as mentioned before you don't have to buy more tools.

TH. Surface and Volume. (2016)

AL ,Handy Hoe Cartoon, (2016)

Citations 

Mrs.Robinson(9,18,2016)In Person Interview

                                                        

Rising Above

"Out of suffering have emerged the strongest soul, the massive characters are seared with scars"Khalil Gibran (Criminal Minds)

In the Junior, class called Rhetoric we learned about what makes up rhetoric ( audience speaker and message).We visited the history museum seeing the exhibits The lives of objects. We learned about the effect of Rhetoric on others , another thing that we learned was the techniques that make rhetoric more effective. Lastly, we learned how does rhetoric influence.For this action project, we had to make a speech for a candidate, they have to answer my question which is Why is the murder rate rising in Chicago

                    
                                            AL Rhetoric Speech from AL on Vimeo.

In Chicago, the murder rate has been rising a lot lately due to the rate of gun violence, because a large percent of gangs in the Chicago area.This topic has been on the news more frequently in these past three years involving gangs killing little kids with parent having gang ties.Tyshawn lee a nine-year-old boy was led into an alley and murdered by two gangs members that his father was assumed to have gang ties with,a child playing ball with his friends shot for something he knew nothing about. A woman who was 49 years old an innocent bystander was and killed in a gang crossfire trying to buy coffee from Starbucks. We can't even get a latte without being killed in the crossfire.

In May of last year, it was 46 murders and 318 shootings to 66 murders in may this year and 397 shootings. This is just some of the statistics of the rate rising. in the article 10 shootings a day: Complex causes of Chicago's spiking violence in the Chicago tribune stating that,” through June Chicago has had more homicides than the two largest cities combined” mostly being in the Englewood and Harrison neighborhoods are one-fourth of the homicides in Chicago related to gang disputes. I think that this should not be something that as 16-year-old girl that i should be worrying about, I should be worried about turning in my homework and dating instead every day I see new murder victims due to gangs. I am ashamed of where I was born , this is my home I have lived her since I was in the fourth grade, to become a youthful young women worried about my brother being killed by the police or shot in the crossfire of gangs getting home from work.

We as citizens of Chicago, should better try to have our kids have activities after school to keep them from joining gangs or being victimized by one. We as citizens should help out community to get out city back to way it used to be. We as citizens should not be ashamed to say where we are from to other in different cities , we should not be afraid to say if we live in Englewood or Harrison it shouldn't matter where we are from inside we are all the same. We As citizen need to love each other and be supportive not kill little boys that barely have even lived. Loving where we from to should be like loving our parents that house and clothes us. Kids being able to go play ball with no worries is like , minorities not having to deal with discrimination for wanting a good job to support their families.

Sources:
Https://www.facebook.com/wgnnews. "Chicago Murder Rate Jumps in May 2016 Compared to May 2015." WGNTV. N.p., 2016. Web. 27 Sept. 2016.

Sweeney, Annie, and Jeremy Gorner. "10 Shootings a Day: Complex Causes of Chicago's Spiking Violence." Chicagotribune.com. N.p., 2016. Web. 26 Sept. 2016.

Nathan-francis. "Tyshawn Lee: 9-Year-Old Chicago Boy Executed By Gang Members Because Of His Father's Gang Ties." The Inquisitr News. N.p., 2016. Web. 27 Sept. 2016.

Fessenden, Ford, and Haeyoun Park. "Chicago’s Murder Problem." The New York Times. The New York Times, 2016. Web. 27 Sept. 2016

Walter's mistake

In the course called Drama, we read the book called raisin in the sun.In this class we learned about gentrification that was going on.We learned about the gender roles in house holds. We also learned about the issues with race.In class we watched the movie and play of raisin in the sun to better understand the emotions of the characters. For this action project since raisin in the sun doesn't have a chorus, we were supposed to pick scene in the book a raisin in the sun were two characters have a conflict and make commentary on the scene.The hardest thing for me was trying to write the chorus,but I was helped by my teacher so it was a lot easier afterward.

 

The doctors appointment

In the third Unit of STEAM course of CURE,we learned about care to prevent for “me now” vs the “future me”. We learned about Angelina Jolie surgery to prevent breast and ovarian cancer.For this Action Project, we had to create a patient profile for a person we interviewed about their family and medical history too.We explored it to the point of making a very detailed treatment plan.I am very happy with my work.The most trouble I had was doing the interview,because it was hard trying not ask questions that would offended the person I was interviewing especially about family members that are deceased,it was easy to find a person to interview. I am proud of myself for finishing the project to the best of my ability.

THE MEETING OF THE PAST

In the course called Drama we read the book called a Doll's House by Ibsen Henrik,We talked about whether, we should refer to the books as doll's house or dolls house and the difference between the two. We talked about the gender roles that may made a problem with Nora's life. This unit we had to make a script with 3 characters that have change Nora's thoughts who is the main character in the book Doll's house using a important women in history, and one the play the sign in Sidney Brusteins window. I chose Hypatia as my women for history because she was a mathmatican in egpyt in the 300's and my character  from the play is the Gloria even though she doesnt appear as much the other charcters she is the most talked about throughout the play.

My Everyday Life

"Sometimes, I look in the mirror and see dots all over" - AL


In Unit two of Cure we focused on Penicillin and how it works and was used in world war one and two. We figured out how to balance chemical compound.We talked about the affects of different medicines on our bodies.In addition we solved quadratic equations,we found the vertex and discriminate.I have struggled with eczema since I was in the fourth grade so I chose to find treatments for eczema. For this unit's action project we had to pick 4 treatments and make it look like a medication box. below you will see the images of the end result. I am most proud of the sign since it was my favorite part of the project. the hardest thing to do was the graph since i had to find the information.

Falling For a Trickster

In unit one called Shrew of the sophomore class Drama. We read the book The taming of the shrew,and how they thought that women should be seen not heard.How they should not be shrew like .Which is a loud and bossy women having masculine role in the house.We talked about sonnets. Our action project was to make a sonnet addressing one of the characters in The taming of the shrew.
                                                                   

Falling for fool
To love for Better or worse we vow
“Why did you let him tell you lies
You say Fie, fie! unknit that threatening unkind brow,
And dart not scornful glances from those eyes…”

But you have done so to him, surely a shrew should know thee
Will you be deceived, does he love you?
Is all to be tamed by man, Why let that be
She cannot be strong, why is this true

Nevertheless, your love for him I foresee
I can’t let my feelings go, I envy you
I long for a swain to care for me, as he
But I don't posses such thoughts as shrew
will he still be your mastermind When he starves ye

Saving Lives

This is the first unit in the sophomore class called Cure called Emergency. This unit we talked about the different cells in the body like Haploid and Diploid,and the differences between them. We also talked about different surgeries and doctors,and how they have advanced through the years. This unit’s action project was to pick a surgery and make a presentation about that specific part of the body it affects using Prezi.

 

Trials and Tribulations To Reach Diversity

Diversity is not a characteristic of life; It is a condition necessary of life…. Like air and water - Barry Lopez

Creative Commons,2016, Flag Cartoon, 

“If you let you people into your life a little bit ,they can be pretty damn amazing (Alexie 129) This is a quote from the book The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian published in 2007 .This book highlights racism, the struggles of going through puberty and death in the family .This book takes place in Reardan, Washington. The main Character, Arnold is 14 year old “Indian” boy who lives on a reservation with his parents ,grandmother, sister and his friend Rowdy. Arnold decides he wants to go to a all white school off the Rez which is “forbidden’ so he is shunned by his best friend and his community. Throughout this book the author has many examples of what Vandana Shiva suggests is “Making peace with diversity” for a sustainable future.

For example, Arnold befriends Roger a racist classmate of his by standing up to him. ”Hey,Chief,” Roger said.”You want to hear a joke?” ““Sure,” I said. “Did you know that indians are living proof that niggers fuck buffalo?” “And I knew I had to do something big. I couldn’t let them get away with that shit. I wasn’t just defending myself. I was defending Indians, black people, and buffalo. So I punched Roger in the face. ( Alexie 64 -65). Arnold proved his worth to Roger by standing up to him in front of Roger’s friends which earns his respect.

In addition, to Roger befriending him. Roger helps Arnold out when he lies to his girlfriend about being rich by giving him money. Which shows that Roger has grew as a person. He is accepting Arnold even asking him to join the basketball team. “Yeah, You’re right, dude. It’s none of my business. Hey man are you trying out for basketball?” “ But the things is, my stomach is all messed up because I,er, forgot my wallet. I left my money at home,man.” “He opened his wallet and handed me forty bucks.” “Roger was the one who guessed you were poor” she said. (Alexie 126-127)

Thirdly, Roger and his teammates defended him when he got concussion from his old friend Rowdy at a basketball game on the “Rez” . This means that Roger not only respect him but values him as a friend enough to defend him.” I jumped into the air,heard the curses of two hundred Spokanes, and then saw only a bright light as rowdy smashed his elbow into my head and knocked me unconscious.” After rowdy knocked me out, both of our teams got into a shoving matches and push- fights.” (Alexie 146).

Lastly, Roger stands up for him after his grandmother dies, he has been gone for a few weeks trying to cope with his lose and he finally returns and his teacher greets him with rude remarks . “Oh class,” she said.” We have a special guest today. It’s Arnold Spirit. I didn’t realize you still went to this school, Mr. Spirit.” “What did you just say?” I asked her “ You really shouldn’t be missing class this much,” she said. “Penelope stood and dropped her textbook.And then Roger stood and dropped his textbook.Whomp! And then the other basketball players did the same” (Alexie 175).

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part- Time Indian was banned . Parents think that the book is inappropriate because it talks about sexual content, it is anti- Christian and the bad language Drugs and alcohol as long as saying it wasn’t meant for kids to read in 2014. 

In conclusion, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part- Time Indian shouldn’t have been banned because this book teaches what it is like to deal with life situations like bullying ,death in the family, and sex. The parents that got the booked banned might not have wanted them to read about but, they would have to learn about anyway in middle and high school. I do not believe that this book is anti - christian because everybody has doubts even in their own religion the main character didn’t say he didn’t believe god. I believe that Alexie is a good writer and I really enjoyed this book, the very first time I read I was going through a rough patch where I didn’t care about school or my work and my family were very worried this book made it better for me because of the humor.

Citations: 

Shmoop Editorial Team. "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian." Shmoop. Shmoop University, Inc., 11 Nov. 2008. Web. 17 Mar. 2016.

Schaub, Michael. "The Most Banned and Challenged Books of 2014." Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 14. Web. 17 Mar. 2016.

Burkhalter, Aaron. "The Absolutely True Story of Banned Books." The Absolutely True Story of Banned Books. 23 Sept. 15. Web. 17 Mar. 2016.

Alexie, Sherman. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian. New York: Little, Brown, 2007. Print.

Breaking News

Headlines,Al,2016 

Unit three of the STEAM course Disease called World. We learned about the spread of diseases. We also learned about black plague and the Zika virus. I was interested in the way we used the data. We were able to gauge the population that we needed to get the vaccine which is called an R-Naught.

For this Action Project. We had to choose from a Pandemic ,Epidemic, and endemic. Finding the causes and the decline for the disease.We had to find two places that can contract the disease. For my project, the hardest thing was trying to find a map that would show the spread of Tularemia. I couldn't find one. It was also hard to find the R- Naught of my disease.
Two Tularemia Outbreaks

Small Pox Vaccination, India,1882

There were outbreaks of Tularemia in 1988 and 2002 .In Turkey it is Tularemia is to be a considered an endemic. In this case, it was caught by drinking water that was contaminated with Francisella Tularensis which is the main cause of Tularemia. the Incubation period was 1-14 days.

Two risk factors for getting Tularemia are touching dead animals with bare hands and drinking water that might be contaminated with Tularensis. Tularemia is a disease spread by animals and it can be spread by air droplets too. The symptoms for Tularemia are Skin Ulcer's,headache and exhaustion.People mostly get the disease by hunting for hares you can also get it from domesticated cats you can be bitten by a tick or mosquito.

There is a vaccine for the disease which is antibiotics. But depending on how severe it is you can have the vaccine and still die. The two countries that could have an outbreak are Turkey and Germany because Germany and turkey both have had outbreaks of Tularemia in years and have most likely will have it again. The places hunt too for hares. It has emerged and re-emerged multiple times in Europe 38 European countries to be exact. This disease is considered to be endemic because it is it usually found in only northern parts of the world.

creative commons, Google, Map of Turkey

The precautions for Tularemia is avoiding contact with animals that live in the outdoors for example rabbits and squirrels. Don't walk around with no shoes or socks on in places where animals frequently travel. Don't hunt wild animals with pets because they might be infected.I couldn't find the R-Naught because there isn't enough information on the disease because there haven't been that many cases, to get the R-naught you need to have the average of people that it can spread to.

Don't touch dead animals with no gloves or a mask. The decline in the disease was seasonal because people stop hunting in the winter and begin again in the spring and summer

Sources:

"The Newspaper Clipping Generator - Create Your Own Fun Newspaper." The Newspaper Clipping Generator - Create Your Own Fun Newspaper. Web. 19 Mar. 2016.

"Tularemia Cases on the Rise in Colorado | HealthMap." Tularemia Cases on the Rise in Colorado | HealthMap. Web. 19 Mar. 2016.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web. 19 Mar. 2016.

Oropharyngeal Tularemia Outbreak Associated with Drinking Contaminated Tap Water, Turkey, July–September 2013 - Volume 21, Number 12-December 2015 - Emerging Infectious Disease Journal - CDC. Web. 19 Mar. 2016.

"Result Filters." National Center for Biotechnology Information. U.S. National Library of Medicine. Web. 19 Mar. 2016.

"Investigating an Airborne Tularemia Outbreak, Germany - Volume 16, Number 2-February 2010 - Emerging Infectious Disease Journal - CDC."Investigating an Airborne Tularemia Outbreak, Germany - Volume 16, Number 2-February 2010 - Emerging Infectious Disease Journal - CDC. Web. 19 Mar. 2016.

Steven Biko's Struggle To The Theater

"You are either alive and proud or you are dead,and when you are dead, you can't care anymore"
                                                                                                                           - Steve Biko.

In unit 2 second STEM Sophomore class called Forbidden Books. We have finished our second unit called Dogma. In this unit, we learned about why books are banned because of dogma. We also learned what dogma was. Another example of things we learned was about the bible and the Qur'an and the ethical , literal and symbolic meaning of the verses in the each of the books. Lastly, we had to pick a country. for example, I chose South Africa. We also had to pick a time in that country where something was censored.I chose to talk about the banning of Cry freedom a movie about Stephen Biko and Donald Woods friendship and the struggles of living the apartheid. This movie features Denzel Washington

THE BEST REACTION EVER

“OCD is like having a bully stuck inside your head and nobody else can see it.” — Krissy McDermott“

In the second Sophomore STEAM class called Disease. We are in unit II is called mind. In this unit, we learned about the different disorders of the brain for example autism. we even read a book by a thirteen-year-old autistic child named Naoki called the Reason I Jump. In this book, we learned about compassion towards people with mental illness.

We chose a disorder from the DSM-V. I chose obsessive compulsive disorder to study in class so we can get and idea as to how it feels to have each of our disease’s. We also watched videos on our disorders. Afterward we learned about our disease we made a lesson plan and a stimulation to explain what it is like to have the disorder.My stimulation shows an image that represents the obsession. To be obsessed with this image may cause them to clean or to repeat certain behaviors in order to make that obsession go away. For a short period of time while they do that behavior this is called a compulsion.

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a disorder where The people with this order is obsessed with something for example in my simulation seeing that picture could be your obsession. If you see this image you have anxiety and to make that go away you have to close the door every day twice in order to make that thought go away for a short period of time. Or Psychiatry. of or relating to a neurosis characterized by persistent intrusion of unwanted thoughts (obsessions) or the performance of actions, as repeated hand-washing, that one is unable to stop (compulsions). I also showed a video of someone with an Obsessive compulsive disorder and they portray the thoughts in their head. here is the link to the video.

Suggestions

My suggestions for people with the obsessive compulsive disorder should go to therapy and see if they can solve the problem by working through your problem. Another suggestion for people that may have the Obsessive compulsive disorder is to go to the doctor and make sure that you have it. My last suggestion is to don’t give up and that there are people like you everywhere and they can help you with things that even your family can’t understand.

Sources: 

"UOCD: Facts&Statistics on OCD." UOCD: Facts& Statistics on OCD.Web. 23 Feb. 2016. <http://understanding_ocd.tripod.com/ocd_facts_statistics.html>.

"Gross Images - Google Search." Gross Images - Google Search. Web. 27 Feb. 2016. <https://www.google.com/search?q=gross images>.

Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com. Web. 27 Feb. 2016. <http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/obsessive-compulsive>.

"Diagnostic Criteria for 300.3 Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder." Diagnostic Criteria for 300.3 Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Web. 26 Feb. 2016. <http://behavenet.com/node/21592>.

"17 Quotes That Prove OCD Is So Much More Than Being Neat." The Mighty. Web. 27 Feb. 2016. <http://themighty.com/2015/10/l7-quotes-that-prove-ocd-ls-so-much-more-than-being-neat/>.

"Get Information Main Page." ABCT Get Information on Assessment and Treatment of Disorders. Web. 27 Feb. 2016. <http://www.abct.org/Information/?m=mInformation>.

DSM-V: American Psychiatric Association: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition. Arlington, VA, American Psychiatric Association, 2013.

Jigsaw's resolution

                                      "Some call this Karma I call it justice"- Jigsaw

In unit 1 second STEM Sophomore class called Forbidden Books. We have finished our first unit called Politics. In this unit, we learned about why books are banned or censored for political reasons. Another example of things we learned was the Socratic method which is to make people think critically. Lastly, we learned about  how to become a Gadfly which is a person that make someone act by criticism. The Socratic Method can also be considered a danger because it can make people think beyond the uniform way of thinking. This Project is of Socratic dialogue on what people think justice is. In this dialogue, I used Jigsaw from the movie series SAW as person that need to think critically about his idea of Justice

The battle with our bodies

“I didn’t even noticed I felt normal until I looked in the mirror and saw a liquid coming out”

- Charles Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye)

 Overview 

This is the second Sophomore STEAM class is called Disease. We are in our first unit which is called Body.In disease we discussed cancer. We also learned how to determine what is in blood.Another thing we did was learning to classify diseases and the eleven systems of the body.This action project is about disease. We were told to research a disease that someone we know had and to interview them and how it affected them and what they did to treat it or why they couldn’t treat it. I am proud that of my drawing the most it took me at least an hour to make. I struggle with my grammar in the blog post the most. I made sure to ask my teacher to help and , I made sure read it over.

Types of Conjunctivitis 
Viral Conjunctivitis: Viral conjunctivitis is when the becomes red and the conjunctiva becomes swollen it is highly contagious and is caused by non-enveloped viruses. it can not be cured with antibiotics but it will go away on its on.
Allergic conjunctivitis: Allergic conjunctivitis is called by eye allergies like to pollen. it is can be cured by eyes drops also.
Bacterial conjunctivitis:Viral conjunctivitis is a caused by bacteria into the eye or various other way. it can be cured by antibiotics eye drops or ointment.

About
 Charles is a 47 year old man and father of two children. He was previously diagnosed with Pinkeye seven years ago he doesn’t have it anymore. His first symptom was Itchy eyes and later on he saw mucus coming out of his eyes. He had a cough and a runny nose. He didn’t go and get checked until a few weeks later. When he went to the doctor he was asked a few questions like, when did you notice the mucus in your eyes? and he gave him antibiotic eye drops also.
(I interviewed Charles he had Pink eye in 2009 when we were moving. I asked him a few questions about his experience and how he thinks he got the disease) 
1.How did you get?
2.What symptoms did you have?
3.When did you notice the symptoms?
4.What was the the treatment ?
5.How long did you have the disease?

  Systems(affected)
Central nervous system:The central nervous system is system of cells and nerves that send signals to parts of the body.

Key terms 
Conjunctiva: The membrane that covers that eye.
Membrane: A thin flexible piece of skin on the eye other parts of the body.
Conjunctivitis: Is the swelling of the eye.

 Classify Conjunctivitis is classified as Transmission, because the way Charles got the disease was by touching the steering of a van. If the disease is transmissible then they can get it by airborne or waterborne or bodily fluids which for example mucus on the steering wheel. 
This disease is multifactorial because, it can happen if Charles went out touched someone with viral conjunctivitis which is very contagious then he would have gotten the virus too.

 Risk factor
- Contact lens (dirt in them)
-Touching an object with the disease on it then touching your eyes.

The Past

For the elective term of my sophomore year  decided to take the class Book Bound this class shows us the reader and the digital vs actual books. People now have so many resources to read online or they just don't like to read. How this affects people. I was assigned to read Lord of the Flies by William Goldings, it is very popular book and movie. The book is listed in the literary canon. I like the book but I don't like certain characters and there choices. We had to make porofolio of all the work we have done my favorite is my choice canon slideshow

My Choice for the Canon 
For this assignment we had to choose which book that we have enjoyed on our own that should be in the literary canon. I chose Color me butterfly by L.Y Marlow this was a sad yet good book. 

Storyboard 
For this assignment, I was told to make a storyboard that tells you how I learned to read in five slides.  This assignment was very fun to do trying to remember what happened was hard when, I was little. This assignment connects us to reading which is what this class is about realizing  how important reading is to us a as a human race.









LiteraryPoster

AL Literature Poster 2016

For this assignment, I was supposed to make a poster for my question of our choice involving literature. My question was why is learning to read so difficult in Africa. It turns out that the reasons are that even kids who go to school there teacher either doesn't show up or the kids don't have the resources to learn like books. Another reason kids don't go to school is because they don't have transportation to get there. Others that walk are bothered by the boy as they walk past. I am very proud of my poster it was easy to do and it made e realize how good i have it in life.

 Lord of the Flies 
For this assignment  we had decide wether or not we think that Lord of the flies should be in the literary canon. I personally would choose yes and no but we had to choose one so I chose to do yes.

Benefits to the New Space

Signs for the new space

Unit 3 of Rapid Prototyping, which is a math and art class. In unit 3 we learned about different tools and if they have torque or leverage. We also discussed safety in work environment.We had to make our own life hack. We also looked at Ikea hacks too and Instructables after that we had to make and design  something for the new space our school is moving into. I am proud of my sign, it took hours to make.

                  

The project I made was a sign for the bathroom. Since we have a new space we need signs so each student knows where everything is.I made a sign made out of wood It is a creative way to make your house or school interesting on a budget. This was My Inspiration it is a poster of inspiration poster made out of cardboard. During the FE one of the ladies said that "we should be inspired by anything you feel no matter what it is" My time lapse shows the cutting of the design for the stencil. I used my friends phone to take the time lapse so I didn’t have to shorten it is 14 seconds. To make my sign I didn't have to use torque. Torque is rotation the bigger the handle the more torque there is.


AL, Materials Image, 2015

saw,2015,creative commons



               

Materials
-cardboard or wood (what you prefer)

- saw (for wood)

- markers/paint

- glue

- string

- lights (optional)

- spray paint

- X-acto knife

- Cameo cutter

- Cardstock

As far as safety, I had to use  a saw to cut the wood which is very dangerous without safety gear. For example,goggles in case the wood flies into the air. Fortunately there were no accidents while using it.  My Instruct ables page  My Instruct ables Page which has everything and more of my project and how it turned out.

1. I learned to plan ahead or make sure you have an exact idea of what you’re doing

     2. Make sure you can get all the materials that you need

     3.Do your blog as you go as well as the Instruct ables page because you won’t have to remember     

     4. Make sure you  have a good stencil paper or a backup idea that is quick just in case.

     5. Make sure you can the design by hand.