Technology

Electric-Car Resurrection
Carmakers launch their battery powered rides

In this article, it's talking about how 2010 should be the year that electric cars come back to life. GM, Nissan and Fisker are the ones coming out with the cars. They put so much time into making them, over 22,000 people are already in line to get them. The car for GM is plan to come out during winter, the Nissan late this year, and the Fisker would be coming out during this summer. Although the Fisker was origanaly was supposed to come out late laster year, its supposed to meet it 's deadline this year. This article falls under Technology.

The eletric-cars are supposed to help us, and our eviorment so that we don't use so much gas that paluts the air. So hopefully it will help us. These cars aren't just here to look nice, they look nice and are better for the enviorment thats why GM, Nissan, and Fisker put so much work into the cars and hopefully they don't fail.

In 2010 is schedule when the cars are supposed to be coming out. Will see if they work and if alot of people are going to by them. By the looks of it, it does look like alot of people are going to be car owners of these car and their going to be a success.

So stuff that were obstacles for the car to come out was the biggest bankruptcy in American history. Even though this happed, GM really tryed hard to get it done. I think that all the money that they put into it would pay off, after the cars come out.They say alot of electric-car launches have a big history in delays and cancellations, but they think that this year is the year that it would really come out and meet its deadlines. But soemthing that can also affect they buyers because they might have a 2nd thought on how it really is since electric-cars don't have a good backround on them.

Entertainment

TV on the Go

Watch live TV on any screen, anywhere

The article that I read was about how your not going to need TV anymore to watch football games or anything else on TV. You could watch it on any mobile device, a cell phone, and net book. A mobile device that has a tuner chip would be able to receive signal for free from transmission towers. This falls under Entertainment.

The big deal about it is that entertainment is growing more and more year by year. And soon we are going to be able to have TV where ever we go with out having to pay for it, which makes electronic devices take over people because their always on it.

USB dongles that work like TV antennas are going to be on sale for laptops, and by the second half of this year their going to be new TV ready cell phones, and add-on dongles for cell phones we already have.

Semester Academic Goals For Humanities

1st Goal: One of my main goals forT this semester is turning in work on time, and completed. One of the ways that I am planing on working on that is doing my homework when i get it instead on waiting last minute. Also stay focused with my school and make that my first priority when I get home.

2nd Goal: A second goal for me this semester is to us my sources wisely. When I say that I mean using office hours if I need help with something, and taking advantage of my work. Also taking advantage of the people that are around me, asking them to help me.

3rd Goal: My last goal for this semester is using ownership more.Taking my time in doing my work and not just doing it to do get it mark down as i did. Also putting more thought in what I do.

Semester Academic Goals For Mysics

Goal: Turn in my work on time and completed.
First Step: Ask for help if I'm confused on a work sheet, or go to office hours so I could stay focused on my work, or go to a quiet place so I won't be distracted. Make homework my first priority.

Goal:Be more interactive during class, ask more questions if I'm confused.
First Step: If i want to speak up during class, speak up instead of being shy or ask a question instead of staying confused.

Goal: Make my math/physics DP better.
First Step: If I have extra time during class use it wisely.

Time Travelers Project Reflection.

Time Travelers

Project Description:
For the humanities part in the times travelers project we were required to write a research paper and draw pillar based on our civilization. Each civilization had four different pillars. Art & Architecture, Science & Technology, Government, and also Religion & Society. So depending on the pillar you got, that's what you had to write about. For example say your in the Aztecs civilization and you got government as your pillar, then you would right a research paper on the art & architecture from the Aztecs civilization. Same with the pillars design, you had to paint a picture based on your pillar and civilization. For example I painted a temple and sun, the temple was for architecture and the sun was for their art.

Reflection:

Through out this project i learned a lot. I mainly learned about the Aztecs art & architecture since that was my pillar and civilization. I also learned how to write a bibliography for our research paper. At first it was a little confusing but the activity that we did with Alyssa helped me understand it more. A challenged that I really had was writing the research paper. I missed a day which put me behind and made me do more work and it was more confusing. I also missed the day that they did foot notes in class, and that was one of the requirements for our paper and made harder for me. This would help me later on in the future because if I have to write a research paper I would have to write a bibliography and now I know how to. This projected also helped me with my personal life and I'm happy that I got the Aztecs civilization, because my grabdpa is really into that stuff and I'm a bit more familiar about what he's talking about.

Research Paper

The Aztec Civilization
Art & Architecture

What is a civilization? Civilization has many different definitions. A civilization has art & architecture, religion & society, technology & science, and government. All this makes a successful civilization. Sometimes if you have all these things included doesn’t mean that it’s successful. The reason why I say that is because they’re all split up into four different parts. Just because one part is a success doesn’t mean that the whole civilization is a success. Even though the art & architecture was a success for the Aztecs, doesn’t mean that the science & technology was.

By 1325 the Aztecs started building a fine city called Tenochtitlan. The reason why they called it Tenochtitlan was because Aztecs were also known as Tenochcas. It means “Place of The Tenochcas.” Tenochtitlan is a number of small islands in the middle of Lake Texcoco. It took the Aztecs awhile to actually settle down and make their own city because different civilizations in Mexico attacked and pushed the Aztecs out of land that they tried to claim. One thing that is unique about this civilization is their art. The drawings that they made for their Codices books were very colorful. The way that they got colors was dye from fruits and vegetables.

Art was a strength that the Aztecs had. It was unique because you could tell that they took their time. Their art pieces were so colorful and beautiful. Their main strength is the Codices books. One of the main reasons why we know so much about Aztecs today is because of their art. It thought us more about their gods and religions. They also have a strength in architecture. Tenochtitlan was full of magnificent buildings, their temples, and palaces. You can tell they took their time on making their art and temples look nice and beautiful they weren’t just a civilization that worried about attacking people. They made sure that their temples and art looked nice in respect to their gods.

In my pillar there weren’t really a lot of weaknesses. The reason why I say that it because the way they got their paint and stuff was from dyes. But maybe a weakness is that if they weren’t attacked as much at the time by other civilizations and tribes around them, they would have been able to have more time to build their temples and make them look nicer without having to worry about people attacking them. And if they were a richer civilization they could have made their art & architecture look better then it already was. Also with the other civilizations taking over their land made them lose materials, and if that didn’t happen they would probably be richer.
The Maya civilization was similar with the Aztec civilization. They were very religious, intelligent, artistic, and had good architecture. Their art pieces represented their gods and the temples to honor the gods. Same with the Aztecs they did that to. I would have to say that the Aztecs and Mayans were both on the same level in art & architecture. Both civilizations took their time honoring their gods with their art & architecture.

The art & architecture for the Aztecs was a success because today they still have some of their art. And since today the main reason why we know so much about the Aztecs was through the art that we found. The architecture was also a success. Since the Aztecs instead of breaking down a whole temple to build a new one, they built it over the old one that made it last longer. So I would say over all the art & architecture pillar for the Aztecs civilization was a success.

The buildings and the art has remained till this day. Over all the Aztec civilization was powerful and a successful civilization, because they used their resources wisely. With building temples instead of re-building a whole new temple, they reused what they already had. Also the color for painting they used what they had to make the different colors. And also with their paintings they used what they already had to get the paints. This made the Aztecs save on materials instead of wasting them, which also helped them be more successful in their art & architecture.

Hero Project Reflection

To me a hero becomes a hero by the way they are with others, how they put their self before others and treat others like they would like to be treated also how they inspire more then one person. For example the reason why my mom is my hero because I really don’t know how I would be with out her, she has a huge impact on me. And she is also my hero because I never met someone that been threw so much and still stayed strong like she did, and because she tells people her mistake and helps hem try not to do the same.

The Hero in My Eyes project was a project for us to choose one person in our life that we taught was a hero. We couldn’t just say “Oh my mom is my hero,” and not have a reason behind it. We had to have a good reason why that person was our hero, and we also had to choose one moment with that person that made them a hero. The reason for that is because in our writings we were only talking about one moment but we had to make sure by the end of our story it told us why that person is your hero.

The whole week that the class had to work on this I wasn’t here because I was sick, and that did effect me because I wasn’t able to get other peoples perspective on my writing. That also put me behind because I was so caught up on doing my other stuff that it put me behind a little bit. Now knowing how that effected my grade I know next time I should try hard to meet the requirements. Because even though it was late I still got half credit but my grade could have went up if I just turned it in.

This project also made me realize more on how good of a mom she is. Like when I interviewed her I learned some new stuff that I didn’t know which made me thinking of her as an even stronger women. A big challenge with me for this project was choosing one moment. Like I couldn’t really just think of one moment that my mom did something, she does it everyday. And another challenge was that I wanted to say so much more about my mom but I knew I just had to talk about a few things my mom does. I think this was a good project, I wouldn’t really say I would want to change something about it. But just on my part to try harder even though I was absent I should have been able to turn in my stuff on time. The way this would help me later is because I used a little bit more sensory detail so that’s a sign that my writing is improving. And that going to help me for more writings that I am going to do in my future.

I would say I used wonder. The reason for that is because when I was writing and interviewing my mom and stuff I would wonder to my self why my mom would do this, why would she do that. What if she never did this how would I be. So it made me wonder a lot. And also when I was writing I would wonder what I should put in my writing since I had so much. So those are the ways that I used wonder in this project.

My Character Sketch

Character Sketch

“I Don’t Know How to Give Up”

“I don’t know how to give up. It’s my kids that keep me standing cause I can’t stand by myself” she said dazing off into space, with her glass of wine in her right hand and the other placed gently on her lap. Trying to avoid making eye contact I asked,

“How do you manage to play the mom roll with three jobs? And is it hard being a single parent?”

She paused as her dark chocolate eyes started to water and replied, “It is hard being a single mom because raising a family isn’t meant to be done by your self. And I manage to play the mom roll by reminding myself that I have the jobs to support my kids. ”

I felt like the only thing that really matters to her was my brothers and sisters and me. There are reasons behind everything she does, the main reason being for her kids. Knowing that she’s always been there for us and always will be there for us, makes me understand more how I should be there for my family too.

Just by watching her face expressions made me realize how good of a mom she is. It made me want to try harder and not give up. It reminded me of the time where we were struggling the most but she still managed to get us through that stage. It really is amazing how she does the stuff she does. I never met someone as strong as her, and I am very thankful she’s my mom.

She sat their with her long brown hair waving down her shoulder, the light glared off her face making her freckles pop out more. Staring at her made me realize how life is hard and how you need to work for what you want in order to be successful. She’s always encouraging me not to make the same mistakes she made.

Thinking back on the time where I was having problems with my dad, my mom was the only person that I was able to talk to that would understand the situation since she had the same problems with him. She was always the person to ameliorate the situation, the person that I could always rely on to help me with my problems.

I would constantly ask myself this question that I often thought of.

“So mom, who’s your inspiration?”

“In everybody close to me there is a part of them that inspires me to do the right thing, to be a good person. But I can’t really say that there is one person that is my inspiration.” I notice it took her longer to answer this question, then the other ones I asked her, like if this was something she didn’t really think about.

Hearing that made me wonder more. It made me think about how she became the person she is. With everything she been through I would think that she would have already given up. But she proved me wrong. She showed me that you don’t need money to be happy, that all you need is a family or friends to love you and be there for you. That also taught me that I need be their for family and friends when they need somebody too.

I could honestly say that with out my mom I don’t know what I would have done. She is one of the main reasons why I’m not giving up on life. I am who I am because of her. She taught me wrong from right. Even though I grew up in a bad neighbor hood she still was able to keep me off the streets.