As the number of nonrenewable resources becomes increasingly smaller and the impact of climate change, we need to bring awareness and increase the number of renewable energy sources in the world. What the video above to learn more about renewable energy and the impact on the world.
Emily
"I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious" - Albert Einstein
Continuity and change
One continuity of the Cuban revolution was what sugar crops provided for the economy. Throughout the revolution, sugar crops remained a significant part, as it was its main source of export and income of money. Another continuity was the elections were never taken seriously. Throughout the different dictators the elections were always rigged and unfair to the oppositional parties. Even though there were many continuities throughout the revolution, there were also many changes. One change that occurred during the revolution was the increase in healthcare. By the end of the revolution, Cuba provided free health care services for all Cuban citizens. Additionally, the revolution also increased access to education. The revolution provided free education for women, and people of color which led to the increase of Cuba’s literacy rate.
“The revolution is not an apple that falls when it is ripe. You have to make it fall,” encapsulates his belief in the active role individuals must play in bringing about change.”— Che Guevara.
The Cuban revolution was an significant event in Cuba that took place from 1953-1962. The revolution started in 1940, when Fulgencio Batista was elected president. As the years went on the dictator destroyed democracy. Many Cuban’s were mad, but especially a revolutionary leader, Castro. Castro together with his revolutionary soldiers wanted to overthrow the Batista regime. He began to come up with a plan and caused many battles to eventually overthrow the Batista government. To find out more about the Cuban revolution, watch the video below!
Group Members: Emily, Isabelle
The Unbreakable Desire to Survive
The non-fiction book, Unbroken, written by Laura Hillenbrand, interprets that when you are going through difficult times you need the power of resilience to overcome challenges. The book takes you through the journey of, Olympian, Louis Zamperini, who survived 47 days in a raft in the middle of the ocean and more than 2 and a half years of brutal POW camp. During those rough times, Louis never lost hope. This book taught me that even during difficult times keep going and never give up.
‘This page of my notebook shows the protagonist, Louie’s early life. Growing up, he was a naughty child, but once he left home and returned, he became more determined than ever. During that time when he was determined to run, his relationship with his brother, Pete, grew stronger.
On this page of my notebook I wrote the central idea of the book, to overcome challenges, your going to face obstacles. This is a central idea in the book that is used throughout.
This page in my notebook lets me understand how the description of one paragraph can allow me to understand the book so much more. The words show the brutal and harsh living conditions that the Louie had to go through during his time in the POW camps.
The last page in my notebook is one of the theme for the book, Unbroken. When faced with challenges, you need the power of resilience in order to overcome challenges. On page 112 Louie demonstrated that when he was trapped in the ocean hungry and dehydrated and surrounded with sharks he used the power of resilience to keep going.
Thank you for taking the time to read my blog post. The book Unbroken took me through the journey of determined Olympian, Louis Zamperini and all the challenges that he faced. As a person who prefers to read fiction books this book made me realize that non-fiction can teach you life lessons when you are going through tough times. If you are interested in this topic, but not reading a book, check out the movie!
Humanism embraces the potential of individuals and a secular worldview. You can read below to find out the desire for knowledge that led to the beginning of the Renaissance.
Humanism Infographic by Emily [STUDENT]
The found poem above was taken from page 4 of the short story “The Bass the River and Sheila Mant” by J.D. Wetherell. It shows man versus self conflict between “I”, the protagonist, and the antagonist the bass, and Sheila Mant. The climax of the story is the conflict between I”, he fights between choosing whether to impress the girl or catch the bass. In the story “I” is portrayed as a boy conflicting with his emotions, between his desire for fishing and impressing Sheila. Sheila washing in a creamy glow. I could see the shape of her figure, the way her hair curled down. These things were a tug on my heart. Behind me the strain of the bass, was another tug on my heart. This shows his feeling during that situation. Surely, he will make the best decision of whether to impress the girl or catch the fish of his dreams, a bass, and not regret his choice afterward.
I made this laser cur box in product design.
During my design process I went through a hurdle or 2 and finally got my end product. The first problem that I encountered was that the laser cutter couldn’t cut diagonally so I had to change my design. I changed it by making it into a straight line so that was a easy problem to solve. I also didn’t know what my pattern should be. I changed it many times and I finally knew what my design would be when I started Fusion.
When I went into fusion I also faced many challenges, the first challenge that I faced was what size I wanted my box. At first, I wanted my box to be 60’75 but I made my paper prototype and after I looked at it I thought that it was too small, so I changed the size of my box to 75’85. Next, I decided on the pattern and choose a flower pattern with a butterfly on the lid. The pattern I drew by hand and it had many points, which later caused my computer to crash many times. I later learned that I could use a circular pattern to draw the flower and since fusion crashed so much I made the rest of my flower pattern when I used Light Burn. At first, I sketched the butterfly by hand but it was uneven on the other side and was wonky so I used the mirror tool to mirror it in the center of the butterfly. After I drew my pattern I faced my biggest problem yet. Each time that I opened Fusion I created a new sketch each time I opened my file. You are not supposed to create a new file each time rather you are suppose to edit the same sketch each time you open Fusion and add or delete a part of the sketch. If you are like me and made more than 1 sketch then you have to copy and paste the rest of the sketches in one sketch which takes forever to do. When I went into light burn I copy and pasted the flower into all the parts I wanted where the flowers to be. Since Light Burn isn’t as complex as Fusion it didn’t crash.
Growth –
By doing this project I learned how to import a picture into Fusion, I also learned never to make a sketch every time that I go into Fusion to add to the project. I was going to add a hinge to my box but when I went to the fab lab Mr.Diego showed me that you didn’t need a hinge and he drilled a thin piece of metal to connect my lid to the base of my box so that I didn’t need a hinge. I learned that you don’t always need a hinge to open and close a box and that there are other ways.
By doing this project it expanded my design abilities and I leaned lots of stuff during the journey. I learned never to make more than one sketch in fusion, how to import a picture, and lots more things about the different apps and the laser cutter.
When you blog you create posts and posts are categorised according to your subject. Some categories have already been set up for you. If you need more categories you can add them as needed. It’s important that your posts have the following:
- An engaging title – this should not include the name of the subject since this is referenced in the category.
- Body – this is where you share your learning. This can include text, images, embedded videos from Dragons’ Tube or elsewhere. You should always consider how your post looks to your audience. Is it engaging? Do they want to keep reading?
- Category – select one that has been set for you or add a new category. Posts can have more than one category e.g. Humanities and Myself as a Learner
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