Multi-Genre project: Research proposal

For my project I have been struggling with a topic and still am struggling on what I will do. For now I have chosen to do mine over Anorexia Nervosa. I don't have any exact sources that have struggled with this problem but I will be interviewing my dad and stepmother to see their insight on the situation. The proposed dates I will set to interview them will be next week February 3-7. Anorexia Nervosa is an intense eating disorder that makes people lose more weight that is considered healthy for their age and height. People who have this usually have a deep fear of any types of weight gain. People who do not struggle with this usually view it as weird or uncommon, when in reality it is very sad. Although many people know what Anorexia is many people do not know the symptoms, struggles, and statistics on the subject. I chose this topic because so many girls think that to be pretty they have to be super skinny. Beauty should not be defined on all looks and certainly not a number on a silly scale. Through my project I will plan to find answers to questions people wonder. I have no sources yet but plan to use books and use reliable sources online.

Multi-genre Project Response: Crumbled Creativity

    While looking at the examples that you provided of Multi-genre projects I found one labeled "Crumbed Creativity." Crumbled Creativity's whole message throughout the whole thing was how standard and simple students are forced to be in high school classrooms. Crumbled Creativity showed many examples through the whole thing of how teachers not only encourage but force kids to not be opinionated. I seemed to really connect with this post because it is something that I see in classrooms today. I do not think that it's fair for teachers to have the ability to tell students how to express their opinion, or when their opinion is to much. Is it really an opinion when teachers censor what you say?

Millennium goals: Ensuring enviormental sustainiblitly

    While reading goal number seven I became very interested in the things that they talked about. Pollution has always been a huge problem in the world. It has became an even bigger problem in todays society. Goal number seven stated that an estimated 863 million people reside in slums in the world today. Although financially family's may or may not be able to afford a nice place to live or choose the neighborhood they live in, they should be able to be guaranteed a safe and healthy environment. From 2010 to 2015 slum dwellers received improved water, sanitation and less crowded homes.  I think that this connects with Springfield and many other cities because pollution isn't really something that is only in one place, but it is in many. Things such as reducing littering, recycling, and saving energy are simple things that each and every person can do to help out.

    

Start something that matters. Reading response 2

    One of my passions that I have figured out in the last two years is to become a registered nurse and to eventually be a missionary in developing countries that need things more than we do. After reading numerous articles on the website that was given to us, I found a couple of them that I could really connect to my passion.
    The first one I read was called Good Travel by a girl named Caitie. Her video had four or five people in it explaining why they enjoyed travel and how many people take traveling for granted. While reading and watching the video, I connected to it on many levels. One of the people in the video says "Don't underestimate the difference you can make when traveling." This really seemed to connect to my passion. I am wanting to go to college to become a nurse and minor in intercultural studies. I want to do all this in hopes to be a missionary some day wherever God wants me to be. I find it pretty cool that they talk about remembering that you can make a big difference wherever you may be.This reading really caught my attention simply for the fact that they had good insight on the topic.
    The second one I read about was called Hungry planet farms by Brittany Ferguson.  She talked about the idea of having a large scale vertical farming company that would provide developing countries with small scale farming equipment to help with their immediate needs with disasters, malnutrition, and hunger. I thought this idea was clever and unique because it gives countries the equipment they need to have for food to be available at any time. This would help keep developing countries from losing many lives every year. I think about how hard it would be to be a nurse in different countries helping people while they are so sick. This story grabbed my attention because I think that doing this would be a really good idea and that they really thought out of the box with it.
    The third one that I read was called Half 4 the hungry by Leigh Carman. Her idea was to help feed starved children domestically while helping Americans eat less. They would do this by going in to restaurants that clearly advertise "Hungry planet farms" and order a meal. They pay full price but only receive a half portion of the meal. A minimum of four dollars is donated by to restaurant to a charity that is feeding children all around the world domestically.This idea was clever because it was helping two problems simply by doing one thing.I am also connected to this one because this one would help many of the cases any nurse would see on the field doing missions work. 
     

   

Article 1 response

    In the article 7 grammar rules you should really pay attention to, author Ben Yagoda covers common mistakes that people make in regards to grammar. These include subjunctives, parallelisms, verb problems, meaning of words, 'dangling' conversations,  and semicolon problems.

    While reading this article I found myself able to read it pretty smoothly, but a couple examples caught my attention.
* I'm tired, so I need to go lay lie down.
This example helped me realize that I tend to use the wrong subject verb agreement quite a bit. To help prevent myself from doing this less often, I think it would be good to read over my sentences in instances when I am confused.
    A lot of the examples in the article seem like little things that I should already know, but when I started reading over all of them I realized that I never check to make sure if I have used them correctly.
The picture below describes my face when I read the examples in the article. I was shocked to see some of the things that I have been doing wrong when writing. Like using lie when I'm  suppose  to use lay!        

I listened to the PechaKucha by Cynthia Drescher called  Planes & Hard to Reach Places. She explained how the U.S is one of the only countries who does not get a certain amount of paid vacation each year. She also informed me that most countries get a minimum of four weeks of paid vacation. In her presentation she shows me all the places she gets to go because of her job.
 
Praise: The narrator of this Pechakucha really grabs my attention through her creative and fascinating pictures as well as her descriptive vocabulary. She also picked a good topic to do this over. It wasn't something that would bore me and it was something she was passionate about which showed through her presentation.

Polish: The narrator tended to drag her words and sentences out. Although I was interested it wasn't fun to wait for her to finish a sentence slowly.

Overall I really enjoyed the presentation. Looking at her pictures and hearing her talk made me feel like I was there with her and not every presentation cad do that. Personally I am a little nervous about doing my own PechaKucha they seem a  little bit tricky.

Education depending on location: Chinese Education

Chinese Education is the largest education system in the whole world. Education in China has a very long history of being successful & Chinese students value their education greatly.  The majority of Chinese students strive for perfection and look to furthering their education after high school. I chose this topic because my pen pal Liu Chenghong told me how his mother worked full time so that he and his brother could get the best education possible. He expanded on about how grateful he is to have his mother. It is interesting to me that he makes school one of his main priorities. Although many students in the U.S. value their education I think we often take for granted the opportunities that we have to learn. Although American and Chinese students have the same amount of organized time for classes, they both spend it completely different. The amount of time American students are engaged in class is dramatically less than in China.

Chinese education is vastly different from U.S. education. In China, schools do not segregate high achieving students from low achieving students through tracking levels unlike the U.S. In the U.S, we have classes offered labeled as “Honors.” This is the idea of taking the same class everyone else is required to take but at a more advanced level. This is an option not a requirement. In a way, I believe that this is a smart thing to do. I believe it gives the students in the school who take their education seriously a chance to expand their knowledge in a specific subject. In China, they do not practice this method. They believe that causes students to feel uncomfortable and makes some students look like they are better than the ones who decide not to do this.

In China, students attend classes five to six days a week. Many schools in China require students to attend school on Saturdays regarding math and science, which are the two subjects that they feel are the most important. Just like in the U.S., they offer many of the same subjects we do including history, literature, English, and physical education. In the U.S., we take tests throughout the year to examine our knowledge and how much we have learned in class. In China, each student must take a test at the end of the year in order to pass into the next grade. I am not positive on the grading system they use or what type of scoring guide but it seems like it would be tough.

In my opinion, I think that it is awesome how much students in China look forward to the chance to learn. I wish that I had the motivation and consistency to pay attention all the time in my classes. I also think that I would like being in the same classes with everyone in my grade rather than singling individuals out. It seems like a smart idea and looks like it works out really well for them.     Although that method works in China just by attending Parkview I think having honors classes is a good idea. Not everyone is great at every subject in school so I think challenging yourself where you feel you can is a good thing. 

 Sources:
 Van Schaack, Tara L. "Comparing U.S. and Chinese Public School Systems: Strengths and Weaknesses of Both Systems." Comparing U.S. and Chinese Public School Systems: Strengths and Weaknesses of Both Systems. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Nov. 2014.
Secondary Source Link

"What Is Education Like in China?" About. Lauren Mack, n.d. Web. 09 Nov. 2014.

Secondary Source Link

Primary Source- Liu Chenghong. "Whenever never, giving up. One thing I learned from my mother" Letter to Ashtyn Smith. October 29th. Qingdao, China.