Brief History of America by Michael Moore ( Connection)

A brief history of America is my Vlog which I've decided to post, although this video is a parody in some forms to the history of American life. It holds many truths. Like the contribution of the KKK and the beginnings of the pilgrims. Choosing this particular vlog was important to me because it revealed certain situations that America isn't proud of and made it amusing. In my opinion it takes a lot of talent to get a point across in the mist of making it humorous. So Kudos to Mr. Moore, even if he's considered an unpatriotic, perfidious film maker who alienates the very values that this countries' magnates seem to eradicate as "non-exsistant. More over I understand that seeing more documentaries or shorts such as this will make good practice for my final presentation. http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Micheal+Moore&aq=f

A Planned Visit to Planned Parenthood Pt. 2

You may remember my blog from last week speaking of my attempt to visit Planned Parenthood. It turns out that yesterday (5/11/2010) I went to Camden on Broadway where their facility was located. The trip in itself took about twenty-five minutes with a train. When I arrived I spoke through an intercom, which just goes to show that the organization is very discreet and confidential when it comes to their patients. Almost every door there is locked and is only entered by being unlocked from the inside. I met with a young women by the name of Alda, who represents the education and training portion of Planned Parenthood. While meeting with her I told her about the program and the intentions of my project and final presentation. I also gave her the consent form for a interview and the questions that would be asked. Alda talked me about some of the questions, which seem to be aimed towards people who've had an abortion and how I could change some of them to format it to a general audience. She recommended me to go to the South Jersey Women's Center in Cherry Hill  because the procedures were performed there. Furthermore, I was asked to return on Thursday, but all and all the visit was very informative and cleared me of some questions I once had concerning the interviews that I will be conducting. Oh! I almost forgot as I was leaving the clinic, I spotted the head of the education unit, and told her about my purpose, so I'm just waiting for a phone call.. to conform.....Tink, Tink Time is of the essence!

A Planned visit to PlannedParenthood.(Proof of product)

 During the week I set out to go Downtown Camden by Cooper Hospital in order to get permission and set up a journalistic-type interview with a few representatives at the organization, Planned Parenthood. Regretfully I've been slightly behind due to my attempts to achieve hours of Community service and other reliabilities. During this upcoming week I expect to be waist deep  in all senior project related activities including working on my brochure,  meeting with the mentor, and interviews. So look out, I'm on my way to the finale of my presentation with a "WOW" factor Mr. Abrams is looking for.

Another creative thought suggested by yours truly: Abrams brought up the thought of an investigative approach to visiting Planned Parenthood by experiencing a first hand account of what it means to be a teen expecting. The choices and options I'd need to make to ensure to safety of myself, perhaps the future of my fetus, and so on. On a further note, I've completed the consent form for the interviews i'll be conducting next week.  It just so happens that my first interviewee ( if that's a word) sign up to be interviewed.

The Life and Times of Emmit Till.

The Media plays a imperative role in the perceptions of people. Controversial themes, weather they actually resonate with citizens or not always appear to entice some form of opinion or criticism. Nothing is more true to the statement above like the disturbing case of Emit Till. Being Afro-American in the 50's was a hard task in itself, but being a northerner living in the south can literally become a demise.  Brazen and young, the  14 year old Till, lived in Chicago and visited his Grandparents in the South during the summer of 1955, never to return. On August 28, around 2:30 am the innocent Emmit was removed from his living quarters in the middle of the night, brutally beaten and shot point blank in the head. Later being ruthlessly thrown in a nearby river. The reason behind such devastation; Saying, "Bye Baby." to the wife of Roy Bryant and brother-in-law, J. W Millian. Word of the news hit close to home for many negroes causing mass hysteria and a highly publicized court hearing, which lasted five days in Mississippi. In the end no one was edited nor blame for the wrongful death of such innocence. Although Bryant and Millian later confessed to a journalist by the name of William Bradford Huie,  in an issue of Look Magazine since they could no longer be convicted of a case they were acquitted for.Various people response to the crime were borderline, some believed that the trial was byist while others thought it was a fair trial. So you see, the point that I'm trying to make is the media can make or break a story, the use of media can articulate an occurrence, what can possibly bring about justice or injustice. Even though the trial and murder of Emmit Till ended without victory, it uncovered a true profile to the ignorance and intolerance for diversity that America still had yet overcome.

Here is the link to the article: http://cms.westport.k12.ct.us/cmslmc/grade7/emmittillcase.htm

ART is a IMITATION of LIFE....

At About 8th period on a Friday, I decided to not go to Abrams class. At first my intention was to visit my sponsor, but since there was an interruption ( fire drill) I planned instead to kick with the home girl, Webbie  http://nikki-webster.blogspot.com/  in DeGiovanni's Art room for the rest of the period, while there I enquired about her work with the dental molding that she was partaking in. I offered to place my teeth up for display so she would have various models of teeth to chose from for her final product and presentation. Anyway, as I first intended to speak of I visited my sponsor around 3 to 3:30. I was particularly anxious to get to meet because I have many ideas in my head pertaining to my presentation. Although I may be over analyzing details, I want to make sure that I put in tons of effort and information.

 Together we went over the sequences of the presentation and brochure, so I feel as though I clarified and cleared up some of the concerns I once had. In order to become more forward in what I want for my brochure perhaps I will get  a newspaper styled format pattern for my brochure. I'm not really techncal, but I been shown a few ways by my sponsor that even the unsavory can be wise in technology. So I definitely want to incorporate a thing or two into my presentation and brochure of course with the help of my mentor, Mr. Myles and Ms. Ringanwald.

iFACEBOOK..My choice...

You know you never really realize what you do until you look at a facebook fan page. Everytime I go onto the infamous website of Facebook, I always find myself finding a new "Become a Fan" page that tends to resonate with a trifle or habit of mine. Facebook is an addiction in itself not to mention the many Fan pages they've joined. From the wacky " join if you are under 5'9 to more meaningful " You messed up. I mad a mistake." My fellow classmate, Ashley Webster may have a better ideal of what I'm speaking of!

Running And Winning!

 Today I had the privilege of meeting with some magnate figures in a workshop held by the school known as  "Running and Winning" which consisted of another school, Winslow. The activities consist of interviewing consuel women, fire commissioners, and other important figures of the South jersey area. A common aspect of each of these people is that they were all females. It was really empowering to be able to speak to various hardworking women considered to be in a man's occupation. The event chronically involved icebreakers, great food, conversation, and a mock trial which was really fascinating, each person in the group in our group held the following positions; Campaign Manager, Publicist, Speech writer, and the candidate. Each of us had two hours to complete an campaign poster and a 1-2 min. speech on the signifigance of Efficient energy. The results ended in entertaining readings from participates like Ishanna Rodriguez, Amberlee Garrison, and more. In the end, the experience was a terrific event that exhibited the importance of volunterism and independence. By the way Joyce Walker, is brillant, I want to be just like her when I grow up!!