Women were often taught to stay silent while the men fought for a better future. Having grown up on a sugar farm, Giselle worked more than resting, however she knew there was more to life than this. This time, it was no longer acceptable for her to live meaninglessly and watch the poor suffer. She […]
The Cuban Revolution: Balancing Revolutionary Dreams and Reality, Was it a Battle Worth Fighting for?
“Better to die standing, than to live on your knees.” — Che Guevara The Cuban Revolution… a period of five years when revolutionaries aimed to overthrow the corrupt government of Fulgencio Batista, who was widely viewed as a “puppet”of the United States. It was a movement led by Fidel Castro and Che Guevara, its purpose […]
“Did Lizzie do it? And if not, who did?” — The Undiscovered Truth & Unconscious Bias in “The Borden Murders”
Sarah Miller‘s documentary novel, The Borden Murders: Lizzie Borden & The Trial of the Century, introduces the unsolved mystery of Andrew and Abby Borden’s deaths, who were discovered dead in their home after being struck with an axe. Following a 13-day trial and an accusation of the crime, Lizzie Borden was the daughter of Andrew […]
Part of Me is a Humanist!!!
Overall, I am about 70% a humanist because I do value the dignity and importance of each human being. Humanism affirms our ability and responsibility that will lead to lives of personal achievement for goodness. Humanists believed in the importance of the individualism, education, secularism, skepticism, and art.
The Button That Decides Life and Death
The found poem above is the multimedia product I created based on the short story “Button, Button” by Richard Matheson. Greediness will lead to self-destruction is the theme that the author was trying to say by introducing the person versus person conflict between Mrs. Lewis and Mr. Lewis. When Mrs. Lewis desired to push the […]
My Ballet Dream
By:Eva Yin Chapter one: I remembered how hard I practice before the ballet competition; everything is worth it… One month ago, “Ding Ding Ding” the alarm clock rang. It’s 5:50 in the morning, the hardest time of the day is to get up! I sat up on my bed looking int o the darkness and tried to put my legs out of the comforter. Goosebumps covered my […]
Amazing Cup Insulator
What was the hardest thing about this project? The hardest thing about this project is making the perfect size circle, we cut at least 10 circles to make the right size. What are new skills you learned in this project? One new skill I learnt in this project is to make a prototype(that contains details) […]
My Cardboard Arcade Creation
In 6th grade design class, my partner and I create a cardboard arcade: Skee Ball game. One player play at a time, the purpose of this game is to throw the ping pong ball in to one of the holes(show in pic.), and get more points! Skills that I learned were using a box […]
