Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Emily: Good Writing Power Point

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Rodrigo

How to write an essay
First what you need to do is to make a brainstorm
Put you ideas together
Then you put them in sentences
Next you write an introduction, body and conclusion

selene

Does rap music have a negative impact on children (article)?
No rap does not have a negative impact but it also depends on language and meanings on what they say. Brent Staples did an article on how rap affects kids and drags them into gangs and violent clubs. Is he righ or wrong?

Well i don't whant to admit it but most of the time it poisons young childrens brainds and destroys older people. The death of toupac was because of rap and gangs. He basicly caused his own death.

selene

Does rap music have a negative impacted on kids?It does not have a negative impacted on kid and some times it doesn't. Some rapers songs are very bad to listen to because of what they are saying.Sometimes the rapers are talking to fast we can't hear what they are saying .
Some song are bad but some are not the word they say could mean any thing but we don't know what it is. Not done
rap music does have a negative impact on kids. rapers have a bad influnce kids to cause to talk back.most epole will say no becuse they dont want there music gone but bad influnces cod take kids to jaill.yes music code be not bad but the videos are exrmley bad.thers evidence that pepole that listen rapp becomes bad for kids even sign a survie.

joshua j

my name is Joshua Jerrell and i think rap sometimes is bad because some rap songs are violent.

Hip-Hop Now - Jose

Rap music embraces violence, illiteracy, and drug dealing. Rap has a poisonous life of gang violence. Kids and African Americans are thinking that the message of rap is a good message. Rap is bringing out messages that are effect chidlren. For example, most kids role models are the rap artists. So if rap artist start doing bad stuff, children will also begin to do the same things.
Rap use to be a well cutlure with no bad messages. But in the 1990's gang wars have been going on. Kids should not listen to rap with its nosense violence, we need to stop this!

summary\helen pike

how hip hop music lost its way and betrayed its fans is written by brent staples.

brent staples beleives that african american teenagers are beset by dangerous myths about race. the worst one defines normalcy and middle class acheviment as white and violence litteracy and drug dealing as black. the narrowing of hip hop music would be reason for coencern. but it is esspecailly bad when rappers use inappropriate languege and insult and threaten rivals with there songs.

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Hip Hop Summary brittany

The author said that african american kids are told myths how black people aren't as good as white people and when they listen to rap music which says their violent, illiterate and drug dealers they think its right so they do it. African American teenagers who think this is true end up bebing bad people like drug dealers.
Unfortunatlly it has evovled into worshiping mosogyny materialism and murder which isn't a good thing.Two big rappers were killed because they had provoked a real world gang war by recordings to insult and to threaten rivals. People who don't pay a lot of attention to rap music thought that all of this would end when they saw what happened but it didn't.

victoria

African-Americans teenagers are influence to rap music becuse it makes them bad. The artis is like there hero but then they do bad things and the teenagers think that is cool so they do it to.Somtimes they write music as there fellings.

sarina

Teenagers that are mostly African American are surrounded by people of there race and different race. Children should not be around this because of the rap war. Two of the biggest stars Tupac and Notorious B.I.G were sot to death because of the music they wrote.

Julia

Rap Music Summary

Teenagers who are African-American are overwhelmed from everywhere by the dangerous myths people are telling about race. One of the myths people are telling is the most horrible one. It says to be normal and have achievement you have to be white. It also says that if your black you are violent, illiterate, and you are a drug dealer.

These myths have some how found themselves in rap music. In the rap music that praise misogyny, murder, and materialism. This has lead to rivalries and eventually murder. Two of rap music’s most popular artists – Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G were shot to death because of a rivalry between them. Eventually the rivalry led to the shootout that killed these two rappers.

tyler

African American teenagers a offset by dangerous myths about there race. the worst one is that white are normal and rich but black are violent and drug dealers.
and at the center of all the violence the 97 shootout was none other than 50 cent. and that 50 cent was confessed former drug dealer and revels the fact that he was shot several times.

mariah 01 rap bad summary

Brent Staples believes that African American teenagers are being told fictional race insults. he says that rap songs influence children to believe that white people are normal and black people as violent, illiterate and drug dealers.

some people believe that people might have been aggressive before ever listening to rap but once two rap artists got '' into it'' and it resulted in gone fire and they were shot to death. Another incodent 50 cent was teeling many things about other rappers and him and another rapper met and it resulted in gun fire.

Adrian

Brent Staples was writing about how rap music lost its way and betrayed there fans.He writes people think if your african american your doing drugs and in gangs.As he said that if your white you will suceed in life.He write how rap music is violent.

The rivalys between two rappers in a shoot out at hot 97 radio station.with 50 cent and notiours big 50 cent had a violent

Courtland

Brent Staples Wrote About How Rap Had Lost It Way. People Think That If Your Black You Are A Gang Member And That you Sell drugs And Do Other Gang Things. People Also Think If Your White Your Rich And Clean And Don't Have Gang Relations. Some people Believe That Lots Of African Americans Are Illiterate. You Can Find Lots Of These Sayings In Movies and Books.but You Can Mostly Find It In Rap Music.
Some Evidence

dejaih

Rap music can be good and can be bad. some if rap music has bad words and says bad things to women, and says things like selling drugs. but some of rap music is not bad because some has no bad words or says bad things about women or talks about selling drugs.so rap music can be bad and can be good it depends on the person who is raping the song.
rap is not singing its talking out what you are saying. some of the two biggest rapers were shot to death because of what they raped. so rap music can lead to bad things because of what they say in there raping. but the rapers who do say good things in there raping are still alive because of what they say in there raping. hip-pop and rap lost its ways and fans when they said bad things.

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julians rap music article

I disagree


It depends because some rap music is bad like this one click here and good is like this click here. the bad one is the devil went down to jamaca and its about the devil going down to jamaca and selling pot. The other one is rappers delight and thats good .Not every song is bad some are ok and some are bad.
most rap music is bad but some is good and dont have parent advisory stickers on it. the parental advisory stickers are so parents know that it may not be appropriate for kids and parents must check the songs out befor giving the cd to kids. alot of people are wanting more parental advisory stickers to be more strict

Julia

Rap Music Summary

Teenagers who are African-American are overwhelmed from everywhere by the dangerous myths people are telling about race. One of the myths people are telling is the most horrible one. It says to be normal and have achievement you have to be white. It also says that if your black you are violent, illiterate, and you are a drug dealer.

These myths have some how found themselves in rap music. In the rap music that praise misogyny, murder, and materialism. This has lead to rivalries and eventually murder. Two of rap music’s most popular artists – Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G were shot to death because of a rivalry between them. Eventually the rivalry led to the shootout that killed these two rappers.

Felipe - Rap Music

think that rap is dangerous because the people try to kill you wen they are not with you and they have to have police dogs and metal detector and that things can protect the rapers Can convertible and they can sing more and the people with kids can be comfortable and the kids to like the teenagers they can be good and the metal detector can check if some body have a pistol.


The police dogs can detect is the people have like Any type of drugs and the dogs can smell the drugs and the metal detector starts beeping and the people pass them to the security check the people and if the people have a pistol or drugs the police take them to there car and took the drug dialer's to jail and that's why the put an Any concert the metal detector and the police dogs and that's more secure.

MANUEL science camp


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PERSUASIVE ESSAY Elizabeth.B

I think that we do need special programs for girls in science and math because that way that way they can become better at science and math. Because some girls have less natural talent also another reason is that girls aren’t that interested because most women are stay at home moms. And in classes they get interrupted easily by boys and that’s why they need the programs so they can become self confidence. They also don’t really like what happens in the classes especially in science class. People also say that they don’t have that much ability; I disagree because I think that girls have the same abilities that guys have. Also people say that math and science is more important for boys than for girls. But according to a study women are pressured by their families. (Because they expect more on men in science and math).

~ ♥ Brielle Stanek ♥ ~

How Hip-Hop Lost Its Way and Betrayed Its Fans

It this article, the author talks about how rap and hip-hop influence children myths about race. It also talks about how most rappers started out drug-dealing, killing people, and ending up in jail. Since most rappers start out living a life like that, they rap about drug-dealing and violence.

When kids and teenagers hear these songs, they think this is how they should behave, too. Another thing rap influences, is that only African-American people behave like this. Rapping about stereotypes like this, has kids and teens falling into the cracks just like their so-called heroes. These "heroes" also set terrible examples by, shooting innocence people for no pointless reason. Is there a way for rappers to set better examples in their music? Yes, but would people listen to their music anymore? Will the music companies allow this? If rappers could rap about different themes again, maybe there won't be a problem anymore.

Cassandra- Summary

How hip-hop music lost its way and betrayed its fans

In this article it talks about how African American teens have myths about their race. And how they are based on violence and drug dealing. The way its mostly represented is in rap music, it talks about murder, hating women and materialism.
People in the rap industry will do anything to get attention. The messages they send in there music, is making it seem alright to do bad things.

Things that are said in music cause rivalry against other rappers, in that case there was shooting that killed two of the biggest rappers in the industry. In which, 50 cent a former drug dealer, on his record he had photographs of weapons which showed every stereotype and it was represented on his album. The rap industry is continuing to increase. As long as they are making money then they continue to do it.

The number I gave were in all honesty, pretty random cause I was frusterated with Excel when I did it.

Julie Lynne The Perpose of School

The Perpose of school is to help us learn so later on in life we will be preparied for our jobs. This helps with better incomes and economies. Some might say that we can make it on basic learning alone. This is not true. We need enrchment in learning to hlep entrall us. Help today

Julie Lynne Rap Music

Brent Staples wrote and artical intitled "How Hip-Hop Music Lost Its Way and Betrayed Its Fans"

He said it causes false myths and wrongful worship, and death.

Frances

This article talks about how hip hop has turned in a wrong directions for fans who listens to rap music.The article talks how rap music makes teenagers more violent, dangerous, And drug dealers.It's also talks about how their was a east coast west coast feud between the two rappers Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G with the record labels were Death Row Records and Bad boy Records.When they wrote music about each other it sold more records because they exploit more violence in their music.

Them article said that it eventually lead to more violence, shootings, deaths, etc. They say that more 'beef' in the record labels with other record labels sell more than anyone else. People thought that when tupac and biggie died that they would have learned something from that but it just caused more drama in the hip hop industry.

Julie Lynne

I did my power point, and is just too darn compltecated to post here sorry.
The Power pont went:

How to Write an essay
By Julie Lynne

Choose you posision

Gather Info

Pre-Write

Write

Revise

Re-write

Revise

Re-write

Edit

Final Draft.

Anzueth

This article talks about how African American teenagers are listening to rep and how its affecting them. It says that they are worshiping murder, hating women, and desire for possession. Hip Hop used to be loved by everyone but now it has betrayed its fans.

Hip hop is making the world dangerous especially in the 1990's. In The 1990's a real world gang war started when they where dissing each other with their songs. Eventually The rivals Tupac and Notorious B.I.G where shot. Another shootout happened at Hot 97 radio station because of a magazine cover. The former drug dealer 50 cent was there. later the hip hop industry realeased his album " The Massacre". Critics were angered. In the end The hip hop world is a huge problem.

rebekah article

BRENT STAPLES
1The article was about how hip-hop betrayed its fans. The music promotes violence, how jail is good, and about drugdealing. Hip-hop was good, but then it betrayed its fans. 50cent was saying in his music how going to jail is good.

2Brent Staples was saying that in the music they say how white peolpe are normal. They are saying that all black people are supposed to sell drugs and go to jail. thats a myth.


Alexia

Two Paragraph Summary on Hip-Hop article

In this article, it's about rap music. That it has changed into murder and materialism. And rappers took their recordings and threatened other artists. In the rap community people thought killings would sober up the rap community. 50 Cent made his career of recordings but, that started problem with other artists.

New artists starting out would do anything to get noticed. The trend escalated and rappers thought it was normal to spend life in prison.

Monday, September 28, 2009

Hip-Hop Article...



























May 13, 2005

How Hip-Hop Music Lost Its Way and Betrayed Its Fans
By BRENT STAPLES


African-American teenagers are beset on all sides by dangerous myths about race. The most poisonous one defines middle-class normalcy and achievement as "white," while embracing violence, illiteracy and drug dealing as "authentically" black. This fiction rears its head from time to time in films and literature. But it finds its most virulent expression in rap music, which started out with a broad palette of themes but has increasingly evolved into a medium for worshiping misogyny, materialism and murder.

This dangerous narrowing of hip-hop music would be reason for concern in any case. But it is especially troubling against the backdrop of the 1990's, when rappers provoked a real-world gang war by using recordings and music videos to insult and threaten rivals. Two of the music's biggest stars - Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G. - were eventually shot to death.

People who pay only minimal attention to the rap world may have thought the killings would sober up the rap community. Not quite. The May cover of the hip-hop magazine Vibe was on the mark when it depicted fallen rappers standing among tombstones under the headline: "Hip-Hop Murders: Why Haven't We Learned Anything?"

The cover may have been prompted in part by a rivalry between two rappers that culminated in a shootout at a New York radio station, Hot 97, earlier this spring. The events that led up to the shooting show how recording labels now exploit violence to make and sell recordings.

At the center of that Hot 97 shootout was none other than 50 Cent, whose given name is Curtis Jackson III. Mr. Jackson is a confessed former drug dealer who seems to revel in the fact that he was shot several times while dealing in Queens. He has also made a career of "beef" recordings, in which he whips up controversy and heightens tension by insulting rival artists.

He was following this pattern in a radio interview in March when a rival showed up at the station. The story's murky, but it appears that the rival's entourage met Mr. Jackson's on the street, resulting in gunfire.

Mr. Jackson's on-air agitation was clearly timed to coincide with the release of "The Massacre," his grotesquely violent and misogynist compact disc. The CD cover depicts the artist standing before a wall adorned with weapons, pointing what appears to be a shotgun at the camera. The photographs in the liner notes depict every ghetto stereotype - the artist selling drugs, the artist in a gunfight - and includes a mock autopsy report that has been seen as a covert threat aimed at some of his critics.

The "Massacre" promotion raises the ante in a most destructive way. New artists, desperate for stardom, will say or do anything to win notice - and buzz - for their next projects. As the trend escalates, inner-city listeners who are already at risk of dying prematurely are being fed a toxic diet of rap cuts that glorify murder and make it seem perfectly normal to spend your life in prison.

Critics who have been angered by this trend have pointed at Jimmy Iovine, the music impresario whose Interscope Records reaped millions on gangster rap in the 90's. Mr. Iovine makes a convenient target as a white man who is lording over an essentially black art form. But also listed on "The Massacre" as an executive producer is the legendary rapper Dr. Dre, a black man who happens to be one of the most powerful people in the business. Dr. Dre has a unique vantage point on rap-related violence. He was co-founder of Death Row Records, an infamous California company that marketed West Coast rap in the 1990's and had a front-row seat for the feud that led to so much bloodshed back then.

The music business hopes to make a financial killing on a recently announced summer concert tour that is set to feature 50 Cent and the mega-selling rap star Eminem. But promoters will need to make heavy use of metal detectors to suppress the kind of gun-related violence that gangster artists celebrate. That this lethal genre of art has grown speaks volumes about the industry's greed and lack of self-control.

But trends like this reach a tipping point, when business as usual becomes unacceptable to the public as a whole. Judging from the rising hue and cry, hip-hop is just about there.


Source: http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/featured_articles/20050513friday.html

Alexia


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Brittanys rap essay

Some people think that rap music has a negative impact on kids which I agree with.One reason why i agree that rap music has a negative impact on kids is it is normally offensive to women.Another reason is it the words don't make that much sense so kids might start to talk like that making no sense.The final reason is that it brings aggresion to some people because of the words and messages they send. People who say it doesn't have a negative impact on kids only say that because they think it shows another face of american music,but they still send a bad message to kids.Those are the reasons why I think rap music has a negative impact on kids

Thursday, September 24, 2009

~ Brielle's Work ~

Does Rap Have a Negative Impact on Kids?
Rap influences children negative impacts. Rap music's lyrics are often violent and tends to insult females. This type of music has caused aggression among kids. Although, rap is this generations poetry, rap's messages have bad influences and negative impacts. Rap has negative impacts on kids, parents should beware to what their children listen to.

Programs for Girls to Enjoy Math and Science
Girls need programs to make their ability stronger in math and science. Schools should have tutors and programs to help them in these studies. If schools know that girls aren't good in at math and science, why don't they do something about it?

Girls need programs to get them excited about math and science. A study show that girls don't have self-confidence in these subjects. Another study shows that girls say, "I can do it, I just don't want to." Schools need to give girls self-confidence to get on performing in these subjects.

If a school can have an after school program or tutor, a girl may want to focus more in these subjects. Girls are always complaining about how much they hate science and math or how they don't want to do it, or how it's too hard. Tutors and programs can get them motivated to want to enjoy math and science.

Although, females need programs to help them in math and science, girls may not want to participate at all. If they don't enjoy the classes, they won't want to try to succeed.

If a school could just spend a bit of money to help girls enjoy math and science, girls might not dread the classes anymore.

nazaria rap music

Does rap music have a negative in packed on kid.I think it doesn't because most of the time you can't tell what they are saying you can't hear them.You think it is bad because the language but some kids parents don't let them listen to the songs because of the language.
Parents should listen to the song before saying that it is ok to listen to it.Some songs are not bad like jerk i doesn't get that but it doesn't say any bad words and it doesn't have violence.Some songs have a message to it like a book why do author write books to tell you a story some could be really or not who knows a lot of people say that it is bad or good i say both never judge a book by a cover all ways listen to it.

Emily V.- Change That Would Benefit the School

9/19/09
I think it’s important that all the students have laptops. This way, they can work on classwork and homework anywhere. Kids also learn better on computers. This is why all the students should have laptops.

If every student had a laptop, they can work on classwork and homework anywhere. Even though the students will have to carry them from class to class, the Netbooks are very light. It is much easier to open a laptop or Netbook than have to go to the lab. It is also more efficient and that saves a lot of time. Also, all of the laptops or Netbooks could have the same software as the computers in the lab.

I think students learn better on computers. They know their way around computers and are comfortable with them. Even though laptops are expensive, Netbooks cost only $300 each, which is $60 per year for five years. Everyone can go at his or her own pace on computers. This way, the kids that get it don’t have to wait for the kids that don’t get it. They also pick up things on the computer fast.

Laptops for every student will enhance learning. They can work on classwork and homework anywhere. Kids learn better on computers, too. Every student should have a laptop, so go get laptops!

Emily V. -The Purpose of School

I think the most important function of school is giving knowledge to students because to be successful at anything, you need to know math, science, English, and so on. Some people think you don’t need math or science to play sports, but you do. For example, a basketball player needs to know the perfect angle to make it in at least 50% of the time. This is where math is a factor. Also, if the ball is going too slow or too fast, it won’t go in as often as when the ball has the right speed. This is where science is involved. Analyzing what you see, hear, and read is good, but it is more important to teach students the math, science, English, and other skills they’ll need to carry them through life.

Emily V.

I think rap has a bad influence on young people. There is bad language and violence in most rap songs. Rap also influences their attitudes towards women. Some people think rappers’ voices should be heard, but it is not right to teach kids bad stuff through songs.

Rap essay - Jose

Rap has a negative effect on children? I it depends. Rap music insults on women but, children don’t care about that. Children like the tone, beat, and voice. But, some kids do listen to the message.
Most children listen to rap. Rap could not be taken away from children. But, parents worry about the message that the artist says. I listen to rap but I don’t listen to the message it brings. I like rap for its tone, beats, and voice. Rap could insult women but, I don’t really listen to that.

Rap has a culture. Artists think that their voice should be herd. I respect that and I think they should. There are to kinds of rap. It depends on how children take the music. Not always kids are going to consider a song a role model. Rap could be for everyone!

hot lunch program

I no hot lunch is expensive but more kids will enjoye lunch,My other shcool had one i hope this one does to. we should get one i hope this one does to we should get one for a lot of pepole will like or shcool.
therse no doubt lunch is extremley important. you code get sick realey badely. i rember when my tumy hearted for not eating

nazaria

Why laptops would benefit the school.It is good because we could take the laptop home and bring it the next day we could print it at school if we don't have a printer at home .
Next at school we could use the laptops a enough computers for everybody.If we have laptops at home we can bring them to school and you can use your own laptops.
Then say we need to work in pairs if we have our laptops or we could bring onw laptops to school.We could work on it during class andthen when are parents ask us what we did we can show them what we did
Finally i think it is a good idea to laptops but if we rasiena lot of money maybe we can have laptops

Illianna







Hip-Hop Summary:

African American teenagers are being told that drug dealing, violence, and illiteracy is to be black, while being white is normal and good. This is a myth. This ficition can be found in literacy and films, but mostly it is found in rap music.

Rap started out to be good music, it was about different things, "but it eventually evolved into a medium for worshiping mysogyny, materialism, and murder," said Brent Staples. Rap music is very violent and influences kids to do bad things because of what the rappers are saying in their lyrics.


A thing principals can do to benefit schools:

A great thing principals can do to benefit their school is to learn students names. This is essential if you want to have a happy environment. It is also beneficial for students to get to know their principal. It is crucial if you find yourself in an emergency, and it creates a bond between students and their principal.

Getting to know students names creates bonds between students and their Principal. This is essential in order to have a happy environment.

This is also beneficial for students to get to know their principal. Knowing their Principal's name can lead to learning their Principal's background. Students learning their Principal's background leads to having more comfortable conversations with their principal.

Some students may not be comfortable with talking or chatting with their principal. But if a principal learns a student's name, then that can lead to learning their background, and vise versa. Knowing a student's background and student's learning their Principal's backgrounds will help to develop trust between students and their principal.

If Principal's learn students' names then it will be less likely to confuse a student with another student. This is important because if you were to find yourself in a situation where one student is supposed to be punished and the principal confuses the student's name with a different student , then an Innocent pupil will be punished by mistake.

It is also crucial for a principal to learn a student's name in case of an emergency. In an emergency it is very important to know a student's name so that you do not confuse them.

It is very beneficial for student's and their principal to get to know each other in order to have a happy environment, have a close bond with their principal, and it will lessen a confusing situation.

Rap Paragraph:

Rap music has a negative impact on kids. Lyrics are often violent, aggressive, and are offensive toward women. Rap music has contributed toward the behavior that teens/tweens have to women. Some people argue that people who listen to rap music were already violent before listening to rap music. This argument implies that teens and tweens are violent and aggressive! And if you were to argue that, then aren't you saying that rappers are violent too? Rap music has a negative impact on kids, and contributes toward the way they act toward women.

How to Write a Great Essay:

Brittany: Why our school should get grass

With grass at school there could be less injuries like scratching your arm or leg from falling on the blacktop. With grass there would be less injurys at school. Also with grass P.E. would be safer Lastly with grass parents might choose the school because it has more appeal. Those are the reasons why are school needs grass.
With grass at scool there could be less injurys.Well your probably thinking is this true or not. Actually its both. With grass kids can't get there arm scratched up but you can still break your arm or leg.Also with grass P.E. won't hurt as much if you fall. Finally with grass it would be easier to run on because you won't have to worry about falling. Those are the reasons why the school would have less injurys with grass.
Now talking about P.E. it is sometimes not safe whether its to hot or your running on a hard surface like cement or a blacktop.Yes grass is hard but its not as hard as a blacktop.One reason why P.E. would be safer is its like a cushion because if you fall it wont hurt as much. Another reason is that with grass it wouldn't be so hot because the black in the blacktop attracts the sun and when you get to hot you can get sick.Lastly grass would be easier to run on because you wont worry about falling on the blacktop.Thats why with grass P.E. would be easier.
The final reason our school should have grass is to make it have more appeal and look safer. One reason why schools should get grass is it would make the school look better instead of having dead grass and dead trees. Another reason is some parents dont want there kids to go to a school thats less appealing than other schools.The last reason is black tops are made with petroleum products which aren't earth friendly so parents dont want to choose a school thats not earth friendly. Thats the final reason why our school would be better with grass.
Other people say its to expensive to put in and to take care of the grass. So thats why some schools dont have grass because its to expensive but if we put grass in it would soon pay for itself because not that many injuries would occur at school.
I gave you all the reasons why our school should get grass. Thats why if your school doesn't have grass you should persuade them to get some

helen

why laptops would benfit our school.

there are many reasons that laptops would benefit our school.if we had laptops we would be cabable of much more than we are now. instead of 3waiting untill we get to school to type essays and go on programs like like illistrator and photoshop we could just use them at home. we would allso be able to go online and do research for school projects and other activities.

if students could type essays and do most of there online work at home then that would really help our school alot. there wouldnt be as many late or missing assighnments and it would be easier on the students. they wouldnt have to rush while they are at school to do there assighnments on the computer that would also give students more free time to do otheer things such as studie for tests or to just have some fun.

if students could use seartant programs such as photoshop and illistarator at home that would make it easier for students to learn the programs better and to use it to help them with assighnments. if they knew the program better than that woud really help them to learn computer skills which would really benefit there future. and it is obvously really important for a child to have a bright future ahead of them.

also if children could do ther3e homework on a laptop they would have a lot more free time on computers at schoool which instead of doing assighnments they would have toime to dtudie for tests and get information for essays as well as many other things. if children had alot of time to studie for tests then there tests scores would be up and children would do better in school.

there are many reasons that laptops would benefot our school. these are just nsome of many but they are very important and i think that if chilgren had laptops they would have a very bright future ahead of them.

Julia

Hot lunch program

One thing that we could change to benefit our school would be to start a hot lunch program. We should start a hot lunch program because it is healthy for students. Another reason is that it’s very affordable. These are just two of the many reasons why our school should provide a hot lunch program at our school.

If our school provides a hot lunch program it won’t be just a whole bunch of junk food, there will be healthy choices available to choose from. Like things from a salad bar of different kinds of fruit that they provide.

If the program were to provide these healthy choices such as salad, different kinds of dressing along with many kinds of fruit and other foods from the four food groups. This is when students’ lunches would be healthy. I think this is healthier than students packing junk food for lunch.

Another reason why our school should offer a hot lunch program is that it is affordable for everyone. Lunches would be affordable because of what the National School Lunch Program (NLSP) has to offer.

What the NLSP offers is a free or reduced price lunch for students who are eligible. To be eligible the student has to come from a family with incomes at or below 130 percent of the poverty level. This is what would make a student eligible for a free or reduced price school lunch.

Some people argue that schools are still serving processed foods which are NOT good for students. Well, not all the food will be healthy. There are some healthy things that you can choose from like things you would find on a salad bar and different kinds of fruit. The main dishes are the problem. There are foods we can substitute with other foods to make the lunch healthier such as a turkey sandwich instead of a hot dog. There is still room for improvement.

In conclusion, our school should offer a hot lunch program. They should because it is very healthy and it is very affordable. If we got a hot lunch program it would be good for the students at Mountain Peak Charter School. That’s why our school should OFFER A HOT LUNCH PROGRAM RIGHT AWAY!!!

sarina

Sarina Scott
ASB STORE


The reason Mountain Peak Charter school needs an ASB store is so that people could buy things to support our school like hats and visors. Since the school no longer provides cups we could also sell water bottles.

The store will get the school more money for other things to. We could buy things for the computer lab of more desks for the math and English room.

Another thing we could buy with the money is an air conditioning. This school needs a new air conditioning because ours doesn’t get cold and when it does it isn’t even that cold. So while the kids could be learning they are worrying about being hot.

The prices could be low so that the kids could afford it. We could have little snacks for during brake and lunch.

The store would be run by the student council and two different people could run it every day. The student council kids could probably close ten minutes before lunch is over. So that they could get a chance to hang out with there friends.

This school could really use a ASB store for all the reasons above and many more. The kids would enjoy having this store as a part of our school.

Where are the women is science and math?JF

Where are the women in science and math?

The president of Harvard University upset many people when he explained why he thought there are fewer women than men in math and science jobs.
People suggested the women have less natural talent, women spend more time with their families and fewer hours at their jobs than men do. They think that the educational context in which students learn math and science plays an important role. Woman in science and math programs reported on a survey that their professors favored male students and preferred men’s learning styles. When they are in math classrooms teachers pick male students more often. Research indicates that men respond questions more confidently, quickly, and aggressively. Women say that when the teachers asked them questions they were interrupted more often then men. Women think that the most important variable affecting math performance is expectations. Girls and Boys benefit from teachers believing in their math abilities.
Why do you think there are more male scientists and engineers than female ones?
What should we do about this situation?

Rodrigo Where are the woman in math and science

Where are the women in science and math?

The president of Harvard University upset many people when he explained why he thought there are fewer women than men in math and science jobs.
People suggested the women have less natural talent, women spend more time with their families and fewer hours at their jobs than men do. They think that the educational context in which students learn math and science plays an important role. Woman in science and math programs reported on a survey that their professors favored male students and preferred men’s learning styles. When they are in math classrooms teachers pick male students more often. Research indicates that men respond questions more confidently, quickly, and aggressively. Women say that when the teachers asked them questions they were interrupted more often then men. Women think that the most important variable affecting math performance is expectations. Girls and Boys benefit from teachers believing in their math abilities.
Why do you think there are more male scientists and engineers than female ones?
What should we do about this situation?

christian s.

If you were asked one thing to benefit your school, what would you choose? My answer would be more teachers. Why you ask? Simple, more teachers would mean more diverse subjects, such as health, biology and oceanography. The classroom sizes could be smaller, thus, making it easier to manage and giving us better one-on-one instruction. The use of a teachers assistant could better decrease the teachers work load and help with individual needs. Incase of any emergency evacuations, more teachers could assist with any issues that could arise. Although more teachers would help to benefit the kids, it would pose somewhat of a problem. A couple of examples of this would be

trever freeby

I think rap’s music effect differs. It can have a negative affect, but also a positive effect. The negative effect is the fans go out and do what the music says and not all rap has bad messages. Some rap has good messages in it like staying away from gangs. Also not every person who listens to rap goes out and commits a crime. Some people argue that rap promotes violence and should be censored. I think it shouldn’t be censored. The rappers are not forcing their music on people who don’t like it. In conclusion I think rap music’s effects differ between different people and how seriously they take the music.

01 mariah rap music bad

Rap music has a negative impact on kids because of the bad language and messages. Most artists write lyrics that are violent and insulting to women. some say that young people get aggressive to women when listening but others say that rap is this generations poetry. so rap is a bad influence because of the aggressiveness, language,and disrespect to women.

Luke-making our shcool better

I think that our school benefit from a school bus because it would save parents money. Also they are safer then cars. Also a bus would make less polluting. Plus fewer kids would be late to school.
A school bus would save money because fewer parents would have to drive. Because, if kids that live next to each other wouldn’t know, and both parents would have to drive. Also kids wouldn’t have to walk.
A school bus would have kids more safer when they go to school. School buses are way bigger then regular cars. They would most of the time have less damage if a car hits them. Even a hummer would not cause that much damage.
Fewer kids would be late to school with riding a bus. Also kids who walk would not be late if they start walking late. Also kids fewer kids would show up early and leave when school gets out. So our school wouldn’t have to have an after school program.
Get a school bus would benefit our school. The change of having a bus would make our school even better. It would cost a lot of money. It would make our educating better.

tyler

things that can inprove are school. one thing is get grass for the back.another thing is to get a sports team for the school. those things can improve are school
he school one because grass is softer than concret and it would make sure there was less injuries in are school. so with less injuries we will have more students coming to are school. with more students coming to are school we will ge more money from the state. i know that grass is expensive but haveing a injuried kid would be more.
if we get a sports team we could have are school noticed by are schools or colleges. are students would have a reason to work hard in school and get good or great grades. i know that it might cost money but they can do car washes and things to earn money.
so think that if we got these things for the school we would get more students and more money for the school. and i no you like money so please get grass and a sports team.

dejaih thompson

there aren't a lot of women in math and science. women dont want to work in math because there not smart. so for some women to be smart they go to scince camp wene there a child so they can become smarter as a child so wene there older they csn get a job in science. the camp they go to is sally ride camp for girls. the camp teaches scence in a fun way thats why the girls come home much more smarter.
the camp is only for girls. studys say that boys get more attion in school so the girls at this camp can be free from boys. boys tends to interup the girls when they are talking. they also say that boys are called on more then gils at school. thats why this camp is a all girl camp free from the boys being called on more and being interuped by the bays too.
the girls at this camp get to play with things, go out side and play around. the girls experemet the things they learn and touch and feel the sourndings. they get too meet new freinds to help them learn.
the teachers at the camp want them to be smarter girls. the teachers help them with there experiment and work that thy do the teachers are all girls too so the girls are comfeteble.

Why does rap music have a negative impact on kids?JF

Well some rap music has a negative impact on kids because of the language. Artists think that they look so cool when they say bad language and their rap music or they feel happy. But what they don't know is that is affecting kids by listening to all of the negative things that it says. But however some rap music dosen't have a negative impact so it's important that kids listen to something that dosen't have a negative impact.

karina garcia

My opinion of the negative impact that rap songs affect to kids is that it is bad 4 kids to listen because it says a lot of bad words and i know that some peaple might say that it dosnt say but it does and a;lmost all the songs say that

anzueth

I think rap music sometimes has a negative affect on kids. it dpends on the person on how it affects them. Rap is a part of our culture and generation. Some peple say that rap is violent to woman. If you are already violent then you probably want to make rap songs or listen to rap music.

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MY CAMP
My opinion over opening a new Sally Ride science camp is positive i think that this camp will be a great idea because that way girls cdan learn more of science and expirience different studies
My second paragraph
i tjink that if parents were to put there daugters in this cam it will be a gret idea because that way girls catchup in all there missing asignments .Whe understand that girls are getting interupted in school every single time in school because the boys are just interupting them so in this camp thats why whe opened it so girls work bt them selfs and not getting interupted .Girls Day Camp is willing to help girls become responsible and creative and ready to learn ,and accomplish all there goals
My Scond Paragraph
This camp is willing to help all the parents save there money by providing all the girls with all the materials they need and lunch so u parents dont worry and live it all to us so whe hope to see u soon thank you

Cassandra- Rap para. and Science/ math essay

Rap Paragraph
Does rap have a negative impact on kids? It all depends. Some rap music is clean, there aren't bad things in it. But it also may depend on the person, if they are going through rough times or not. Althought there is rap that is violent and insulting, there are clean versions of rap. And then just music with nothing bad to say, it's just a way of different music.


Women in math and science essay
Women in math and science. Should there be more programs for them? they need to have the self-confidence to want to be able to do math and science, with no interuptions. And the materials and interest aswell.

Girls need the self-confidence to want to do math and science. In a survey girls also showed that they are higher in english, it could also just be preference. As more facts show girls do see math and science as difficult and choose to not take more classes. By doing that they won't learn what is needed.

When it comes to math and science for girls the materials needed aren't really provided. According to the University of Michigan, found that parents pay more attention to boys for math and science. By having more programs for girls the materials will be there for them. But the interest level has to be there aswell.

Although studies show that girls interest levels in math decrease because of their dad's stereotypes. According to Davis-Keanwomen say "I can, but I don't want to".

Overall, there should be math and science programs to boost that self-confidence in girls. And to provide the materials neede for them to get learning.

johnny

i think that rap music may have a negative impact on kids i think it can and it cant it depends on who you are listening to and what type of rap music they rap

anzueth

We need to create a context where young girls are confident doing science and math.
Most teachers and parents say that if young girls don’t have an interest in math or science that there is nothing to about it. Parents make a huge impact on whether or not girls are interested in science or math. The president of Harvard said that the reason why women are not going into science or math careers is because they spend too much time with their family.

Teachers and parents are saying that if girls don’t have interest in science or math that there is nothing to about it. If we create a program it will work on giving girls more confidence on their math and science skills. Many young girls see math as difficult when in the program it will seem easy. If they feel they can do it, then they are comfortable and interested in math.

The president of Harvard says that the reason women don’t chose science or math professions is because they need to stay home with their families. Although it starts when they are young girls affected by their parents attitude.

Parents make a huge impact on whether or not their daughters like math or science. Studies found that parents spend more time buying math or science toys for boys than girls. They also spend more time doing math and science activities with boys. We all know that girls can do as well as boys. But the parent’s attitude pushes the girls away from it. That is why we need a program for young girls so that when they are younger they can be interested in math and not be pushed away.

In conclusion we should have programs for girls so they will be interested in science and math.

Alexia

Persuasive Essay- Rap paragraph
It depends on what the lyrics are and the kid that is listening to it. Then it might have a negative impact on kids. But when it is negative it can beinsulting to women.

Alexia

Persuasive Essay-Women in Math and Science


Julie Lynne Paragraph.

I think rap music has a negative impact on kids. The lyrics often see women as "things," and help increase the violence levels in listeners.

rebekah essay

Rebekah DeJesus
We should make math and science more people-oriented and a value. Girls tend to pick people-oriented jobs. They pick a science career based on their values not on their skills. Girls place a higher value in english. If we show how math and science are people-oriented and a value, more women would choose them.
Two students from University of Michigan did a study and found girls pick people-oriented jobs. Girls pick more people work based jobs, so we need to show how science and math are people based. We can do more group work and show how that ties into math or science.
Ann Arbor, from Michigan study found that girls pick a science career based on their value. We have to make math and science a value. We could show them that math is a value, because we need math in everything. Science too, it's used in everything, too.
Eccles a professor of psychology and women studies did a survey that most girls place a higher value in english. We need to figure out why girls place a higher value in english then in math and science. Then we can show how girls should place a higher value in math and science.
We should make math and science a value. People do say that girls pick math and science, but thats wrong. There are 63% of psychologists are women and 42% of biologists are women. There are less women biologists and more women psychologists. That's why we should make math and science people-oriented and a value.

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

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Proclamation
I gave it a 3 because the It wasn’t really that big of a fight, King George III just had to draw a line to keep the colonists and Native Americans from fighting.

Stamp act
I gave this one a 2 because all they did was charge taxes on stamps because they were running out of money.

The Quartering act
This one is a 1 because the colonists just had to provide the troops with necessities.

The Townshend Act
I gave this one a 4 because the colonists already had to pay stamp taxes and Charlie Townshend made them pay more taxes for all goods.

Boston Massacre
This one is a 4 because the colonists rioted the same day the Townshend act came out many were injured and some died.

Tea act
I say this one is a 2 because Lord North taxed the tea and only merchants could sell bargain tea. At least the colonists could still get tea.

Boston Tea Party
I gave this one a 5 because the colonists rebelled against the taxed tea and threw all of the transported tea into the Ocean.

The Intolerable acts
I rate this one a 5 because the colonists were punished for the Boston Tea Party. There were 3 laws. The first law closed Boston harbor from shipping tea. The 2nd law was that Massachusetts was under British control. The 3rd law said that the British soldiers that were accused for murder would be tried in England.

The First Continental Congress
I gave this one a 2 because It was just a meeting with the colonists and Britain so they could get King George to consider their complaints and recognize their rights.

Lexington and Concord
I gave this one a 4 because a spy told England that the colonists were hiding weapons and gunpowder. The general ordered 700 troops to go fight the colonists. They fought and many colonists died or got injured.



















Julie Lynne's Report & Flyer


Where are the Women in Math & Science
There are more men in math and science than women. This needs to change. But wy? And more importantly, how? Is it because professors tend to favor male students? That confendence is laking for women and girls in these areas? Their parents' inflence? Or that they see that, other than teaching, science and math jobs are widely solitary, rather than socail.
Some say the reason haveless natural talent. This may or may not be true, but if it is, it means that the women who are in science and math had to work arder then the mena nd are more dedicated.
Studys and servays show that professers favored male students and their learning styles. They call on them more often, and when women are called on at all, they aew interupted by men.
Studys by the Univesty of Wisconsin Milwalukee (UWM) says self-confidence from parents and teachers is imporant for young girls' interest. Ateention should be given to building confindence in the abilities early in their education.
"The relationship between confidence and interest is close," says UWM Professer Nadya Fouad. "If they feel they can do it, it feeds their interest."
Many girls see science and math as difficult, annd don't take any more classes than they have to. They don't realize they are cutting themselves off from opportunties in college and careers. And of course, old stereotypes die slowly. Boys and girls both say that boys are stronger at math and science.
Parents' influence their daughters' interest in math. Parents provide more math-supportive emviroment fo their sons than for their daughters. Their attitudes, particularly stereotypes they had about whether math and science were more important for boys than for girls, have a signficant effect on their children's later math and science achiechvement, and even on their eventul career choices.
Girls steer away from careers in math & science because they view them as a solitary rather than social job.
"In order to increase the number of women in science, we also need to make younf women more interested in these fields, and that means making them aware that science is a social endeaver that involoves working with people." says Jacqelynne Eccles, a senior research professer at the University of Michigan (UM) for Insititute Socail Research and the UM Institute for Reasearch on Women and Gender.
All in all, We neev more women in sciece. Buy your daughters' math toys. Answer their questions. Let them speak. Make 'em watch the Discorvery Channel. Let them learn.

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Thursday, September 17, 2009

What makes a Ancient Civilization - Jose

A civilization is a complex society or a city. Sumer was one of the first civilizations or cities ever built. The question that has been asked is: what makes an ancient civilization? The characteristics of a civilization are: stable food supply, social structure, government, religion, arts, technology, and writing. If you compare our civilization with the Sumer civilization, they have the same characteristics. But, we do have characteristics that we do differently. In our government we don’t have kings or queens that would be in charge. Our arts have more technology such as computers. Our technology is more advanced than the Sumer’s technology. And, in most of our religions, we don’t believe in gods. So as you can see the Sumer’s civilization is different than our civilization, but we do have some characteristics that are the same, such as a stable food supply and writing. Without these civilizations, our civilization would be much different.

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

trever freeby

I think there is an absence of women in math and science because women are more suited with language and art skills which do not apply in math or science. Men think more mathematically and logically and both of those do apply in math and science. It is a fact that men are more mathematical than women. It is also a fact that women are more artistic and usually express it more than men do.

I also think there are fewer women in math and science because women may not find professions involving math and science as fulfilling as men do. Men use math and science in many of their professions. Professions including construction, plumbing, mechanic, and electrician need mathematics skill. I think that women would look for a career that would use their language and artistic skills. Or maybe when they were young their parents told them that math and science were for men. Also, maybe in school women were not called upon in class which discouraging them so they didn't pursuing a career in math or science .

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

The purpose of school-Ayla

I think that the main role of school is preparing students to earn a living.You dont want to go off unemployed. You have to take care of a family and provide for them.You also pay rent for your house. The basic skills that you learn in school can help you all through life.

Purpose of school - Jose Loera

Many have questioned what’s the function of school? Some people have different reasons but, I have my own. I interpret the main role of school as introducing a set of shared values. Why is it so important to learn about our democratic government? Well, we need to learn how to act and enjoy being a citizen of our country and learning our history. For example, our history of how our country was made has a big role in our life. The laws we made are fair and acceptable. Without laws, our country would be a crazy! That is why it’s important that the children of our country learn the laws and history. Our democratic government has a big role. Without the laws, we wouldn’t even have school. We need to keep our country safe, united, and fair. We need to analyze new ways to teach shared values in fun ways the children will enjoy. We need to keep shared values a function of school!