Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
The Real American Idol
The image didn't scan well, but I was impressed with it. The theme is the "Almighty Dollar," and it's about how we view our entire nation only in economic terms. We are a nation run entirely by money. The student who drew it wishes to be anonymous, but it impressed me (Mr. Spencer).
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Border Project Reflections
We lost many of our service reflections from the 07-08 school year. However, we were able to to recover one of the reflections and post it to our blog. To download the original podcast, please visit:
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Monday, May 19, 2008
Case Study #1 - Career Philosophy
Norm wants to be a ski instructor. He heard that they get to ski for free and that they get to flirt with all of the "snow bunnies." So, he spends for years of his life teaching people how to ski, despite the low pay.
Which career philosophy has he chosen? What are the negative sides of this philosophy? What are the benefits of it?
Which career philosophy has he chosen? What are the negative sides of this philosophy? What are the benefits of it?
Case #2 - Career Philosophy
Billy Bob practices yodeling for his auditions on American Idol. Although he has no real talent, he wants to see himself up on the stage. He wants the spotlight and the applause. So, even if he must face harsh comments from Simon, it's a small price to pay for the benefits of fame.
Which theory is Billy Bob following? What is the cost in following this theory? What is the benefit?
Which theory is Billy Bob following? What is the cost in following this theory? What is the benefit?
Case #2 - Career Philosophy
Billy Bob practices yodeling for his auditions on American Idol. Although he has no real talent, he wants to see himself up on the stage. He wants the spotlight and the applause. So, even if he must face harsh comments from Simon, it's a small price to pay for the benefits of fame.
Which theory is Billy Bob following? What is the cost in following this theory? What is the benefit?
Which theory is Billy Bob following? What is the cost in following this theory? What is the benefit?
Case #3 - Career Philosophy
Bruce Wayne makes a ton of money, but spends his time attempting to fight crime. He has no real superpowers, but he is living out his identity on a daily basis.
Which theory (or theories) does Bruce Wayne believe? What is the cost in following the theories? What is the benefit to him and to others?
Which theory (or theories) does Bruce Wayne believe? What is the cost in following the theories? What is the benefit to him and to others?
Career Philosophy - Case #4
Jean is an arrogant French artist who is paid very little, but works out of his desire to use his talent because an artist is "who he is." As he puts it, "I cannot be anything but an artist. It would be death to my soul."
Which career philosophy does he have? What is a danger in following that philosophy? What is a good thing about following that philosophy?
Which career philosophy does he have? What is a danger in following that philosophy? What is a good thing about following that philosophy?
Thursday, May 8, 2008
anlysis of bias in Fresh Prince
by AR
Today I was watching The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air when I decided to observe how they portray different races, different ages, and men and women. When I was watching this I noticed that there wasn't a large variety of races on the show. The main ethnicity on this show was African-American. Then followed was Caucasian. Other races like Hispanic and Asian weren't appeared as much. Actually not at all, at least for this episode. The way they portrayed the races were similar to my school. They made it seem like Caucasian isn't the thing to be. Caucasians or others who "acted" like them were made fun of. The African-Americans were shined in a brighter light and shown a lot better than most show portray them. I love the way they show African-Americans, but I think they should have a bigger variety of different races and make each race equal and show the good sides of all.
On The Fresh Prince, there is a rage of ages from kids to Adults. These consist of kids(3-12), Teens(13-17), Young Adults(17-28), and Adults(30-50). The kid in the show is Nicky. He is the cute, smart, fun kid, that makes everyone smile. Most shows portray little kids as cute and smart. Like a bundle of joy. (Except, of course, Family Guy) The teen in this show is Ashely, the youngest daughter. She is smart, but is always fussing. She has became defencive and is getting into more and more trouble. This show, among many others, show that teens are the fussy, don't want to be around age. This is because teens are going through they're puberty stage. Will, the star of the show, Carlton, and Hilary are the young adults on Fresh Prince. They are really carefree and just want to have fun. They aren't the most responsible one on this show either. The only thing that is usually on their mind is fun, parties, and most of all MONEY. I believe they make ages like this this way because they are now free from rules and parents and that's when you make the biggest mistakes. Last the adult stages include Phil, Vivian, and Jeffery. They are more responsible and hard working.But they often make mistakes themselves and have trust issues.
As you know men and women in most shows are usually portrayed the same way. The women love to shop and are not as strong and don't have much of a voice or opinion, while the men must be strong and have to be the men of the house. In this show it is a little diverse. The only character I would say fits that bias is Hilary, the oldest child. She is not very Bright and is very valley girl. She loves shopping and money. Other than that they are unlike the usual bias. When it comes to who has more power out of the wife and husband, Vivian and Phil, it is definitely Vivian. Phil doesn't ever want to get on her bad side and when he does he truly regrets it. Carlton is more of a banker kind of guy who loves money. He isn't very strong or athletic. Plus he has a lot of female qualities to him. Will, at first, seems like the bias, but has a deeper side to him. He is goofy and again is not in power when it comes to female vs. male. Ashely is both girly and tom boyish. She is athletic but still loves hair and make-up and clothes.
This show has flaws, but overall I like it and it has a good over all message in every episode. Fresh Prince of Bel-Air has good potential and is very funny!
Today I was watching The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air when I decided to observe how they portray different races, different ages, and men and women. When I was watching this I noticed that there wasn't a large variety of races on the show. The main ethnicity on this show was African-American. Then followed was Caucasian. Other races like Hispanic and Asian weren't appeared as much. Actually not at all, at least for this episode. The way they portrayed the races were similar to my school. They made it seem like Caucasian isn't the thing to be. Caucasians or others who "acted" like them were made fun of. The African-Americans were shined in a brighter light and shown a lot better than most show portray them. I love the way they show African-Americans, but I think they should have a bigger variety of different races and make each race equal and show the good sides of all.
On The Fresh Prince, there is a rage of ages from kids to Adults. These consist of kids(3-12), Teens(13-17), Young Adults(17-28), and Adults(30-50). The kid in the show is Nicky. He is the cute, smart, fun kid, that makes everyone smile. Most shows portray little kids as cute and smart. Like a bundle of joy. (Except, of course, Family Guy) The teen in this show is Ashely, the youngest daughter. She is smart, but is always fussing. She has became defencive and is getting into more and more trouble. This show, among many others, show that teens are the fussy, don't want to be around age. This is because teens are going through they're puberty stage. Will, the star of the show, Carlton, and Hilary are the young adults on Fresh Prince. They are really carefree and just want to have fun. They aren't the most responsible one on this show either. The only thing that is usually on their mind is fun, parties, and most of all MONEY. I believe they make ages like this this way because they are now free from rules and parents and that's when you make the biggest mistakes. Last the adult stages include Phil, Vivian, and Jeffery. They are more responsible and hard working.But they often make mistakes themselves and have trust issues.
As you know men and women in most shows are usually portrayed the same way. The women love to shop and are not as strong and don't have much of a voice or opinion, while the men must be strong and have to be the men of the house. In this show it is a little diverse. The only character I would say fits that bias is Hilary, the oldest child. She is not very Bright and is very valley girl. She loves shopping and money. Other than that they are unlike the usual bias. When it comes to who has more power out of the wife and husband, Vivian and Phil, it is definitely Vivian. Phil doesn't ever want to get on her bad side and when he does he truly regrets it. Carlton is more of a banker kind of guy who loves money. He isn't very strong or athletic. Plus he has a lot of female qualities to him. Will, at first, seems like the bias, but has a deeper side to him. He is goofy and again is not in power when it comes to female vs. male. Ashely is both girly and tom boyish. She is athletic but still loves hair and make-up and clothes.
This show has flaws, but overall I like it and it has a good over all message in every episode. Fresh Prince of Bel-Air has good potential and is very funny!
Friday, May 2, 2008
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Social Solutions: Palestenian-Israeli Conflict
The following is a description and solution to the Palestenian-Israeli Conflict.
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