The Week of MCAS torture. We really didn't do much in class other than hang out because Mr boyle was in charge of the MCAS rooms so we really had nothing schedualed except for the 16%.

today in class we did a fish bowl activity. I was chosen to be in a group that represented the presidents actions of moving the Indians outside of the state with out government permeation. Although at first I didn't agree with this move, while thinking of ways to support my groups arguments, I was some what intrigued by all of the good things about him doing this. One good thing that it would prevent the tribe from becoming a part of the American government and culture, which was what they wanted, and if they would have stayed in the middle then eventually they would had or a huge war would have broke out between the Indians and the locals. Even though the president did go about his the wrong way it wasn't all bad and there were a few good points to why. Now i'm not quite sure what I believe but I do know that it could be see as both a good and bad move.

Today in class we read a poem and then compared it to another poem that was modeled after that poem. Then we were chosen to create our version of that poem by comparing the two and using similar word. The two poems were very different but I noticed that the common theme was a culture or ethnicity was writing about how they are treated and how they are different and are looked down on. These poems made me think that if all the people in one way or another felt mistreated than why would they treat others who they believe are less than them bad as well. I believe that if you know what its like to be treated badly that you would show more compassion towards others.

Oregon Trail Game

in between the drops and subs

Movie, Movie, Movie! when Mr. Boyle announced we would be watching a movie in class while he was out i couldn't have been more excited. He told us we would be watching an old western and i was even more excited. learning about how cowboys really were in class prior to the movie i was excited to see how the two compare. Watching the movie i thought it was exciting, the cowboys had to make choices much like the real people, choices like where to go/ what route to take/what to bring/ who to bring? in the movie we got more a visual of how the cowboys were. I like to think that real life cowboys were similar to the ones in the movie. i loved the movie and felt it helped me picture the life of a cowboy better than any article or picture would.

April 24th

I walked into class unsure of what we were doing when i saw the set up of the class room. I started off in the stand section, where my group had to determine the best way to set up a prairie house and what we would do when the seasons change and how the inside set up would be. At the Sit station you had to sit while your picture was taken for a minute. As my picture was being taken i could feel myself shaking, i realized how hard it must of been for those people who posed in the photos on the prairie. At the smell station we smeled what our houses would be made of...SOD! The sod smelled like the lawn mower clipping in a bag. I didn't think it smelled overly bad but under the conditions in the praiie i can imagine it smelled ten times worse. Seeing all of the things that the Prairie life didn't have make e thankful for how i live today, i don't know if prairie life would be well suited for me.

April 22

We started our Smithsonian badges today, it was the first day back from vacation so i found it hard to focus through out the day but i enjoyed coming into class and having an opportunity to work on what i wanted to.