We decided for our project was to do two separate things. The first thing was the box in chapter 2 containing the perfect sheep. We also asked an 8th grader and a 1st grader to draw an illustrations of a tree and compare the outcome.
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Lawrence Owens Angie Esparza The Little Prince A pilot lived his life in isolation, with no one to converse with. This was a result of a plane crash that landed him into the Sahara Desert, a thousand miles away from any land inhabited by humans. As said by him “I was more isolated than a shipwrecked sailor on a raft in the middle of the ocean.” Thus you can imagine how surprised he was at sunrise, where the pilot was awakened by a peculiar odd little voice. It said: "If you please--draw me a sheep!" In the novel, The Little Prince or Le Petit Prince, by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, the universal theme that adaptations occur overtime is explored in chapter two through the adaptation of the pilot’s creativity, and the influence of authority on children. To start off, The little prince asking the pilot for the odd favor of a drawing of a sheep shows how the pilot does not draw it like he once would as a child. The pilot adapts to this adult like mindset as he got older, this is shown by his typical illustration of what a grown up would see as a sheep. Unlike the drawing of a boa constrictor he made as a child. The pilot states in chapter 1, “I showed my masterpiece to the grown-ups, and asked them whether the drawing frightened them. But they answered: "Frighten? Why should anyone be frightened by a hat?" My drawing was not a picture of a hat. It was a picture of a boa constrictor digesting an elephant.” This quote shows that The grownups have lost their imagination and ability to see the drawing for what it truly is it and that they can only see the obvious depiction of a hat. After the pilot making a more clear drawing of the boa constrictor, he states, “The grown-ups' response, this time, was to advise me to lay aside my drawings of boa constrictors, whether from the inside or the outside, and devote myself instead to geography, history, arithmetic, and grammar. That is why, at the age of six, I gave up what might have been a magnificent career as a painter... Grown-ups never understand anything by themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them.” This quote explains how the pilots broad imagination as a child completely contrasts the adult way of thinking hence their response to the drawing and insisting that he should devote himself to “smarter” subjects which lead him to give up on his painting dreams. The pilot dismisses their ability to see and appreciate the important things in life but grownups are more interested into practical and superficial things in life. But now as he got older, he soon picked up on this adult way of thinking. “I showed my masterpiece to the grown-ups, and asked them whether the drawing frightened them. But they answered: "Frighten? Why should anyone be frightened by a hat?" My drawing was not a picture of a hat. It was a picture of a boa constrictor digesting an elephant.” The Influence of Authority and tradition has somehow managed to manipulate the way things are supposed to be. When the pilot was six years old his drawings were unique but authority (grown ups) does not accept that. They have created a specific mindset which makes everyone else see his drawing as a hat. What the pilot would see was a elephant inside a boa constructor but when the grown ups put him down he slowly started to adapt to the tradition of things. That is why when he showed the little prince his drawing of it and he actually saw the elephant inside the boa constrictor he was shocked. To conclude, in chapter 2 of The Little Prince, adaptations occur overtime is explored in many ways. When the pilot meets the prince when stranded in the desert, it is displayed how the pilot and his child-like mindset has adapted. For example, when the little prince asks for a drawing of a sheep, he draws a typical depiction of what maybe an adult would see as a sheep. Unlike the drawing of the boa constrictor he made as a child. It is explored in chapter two through the adaptation of the pilot’s creativity, and the influence of authority on children. Is Google negatively affecting our intelligence?
Google isn’t one of the biggest companies in the world for nothing. It is the forefront of modern technology allowing easy access to anything on the internet with their search engine. But many people still question how Google impacts us on an intellectual level. Sources from Peter Norvig, Genevieve Roberts, and colleges.net explain how Google does not negatively affect our intelligence. Reasons of this are faster and simply better thinking, information is more accessible, and storing information. To start off, Google lets us think better and faster. Access to the internet’s information is just as how a car allows us to move faster or a telescope let us see farther, it lets us think better and faster. To prove this, in the source by Peter Norvig, in paragraph three, “Suppose I’m interested in the guidance computers on Apollo spacecraft in the 1960s. My local library has no books on that specific subject… turn to Google which returns 45,000 pages, including a definitive encyclopedia article and instructions for building a unit.” Google can find specific subjects unlike books in a library, it also consists of many pages, sites, etc. about that subject. Another point, Lawrence Owens IV
Period 3-4 1-30-17 Junk Food Ban It is said that 25,000,000 children living in the United States are obese or overweight, and by 2018, a staggering near half percent of the US population will be obese. There are articles that relate to this there are such as sources A, D, and E by John Dively, Sherzod Abdukadirov, and Roberta Alexander and Nina Lincoff, respectively. Already 16 states adopted recent nutrition policies in schools to ultimately ban junk foods such as soda, chips or candy in response to the alarming obesity rates throughout the nation. But will this move be effective at all? It would seem more logical if junk foods were not banned because, it will not be beneficial to education, junk food can easily be accessed, and health habits. To begin with, it will not be beneficial to education. The ban just dilutes personal and local responsibilities. For instance , Paragraph 10, source A, “...the American education system is designed to give communities control over their schools through local school boards. This principle of local control lies at the root of our democracy. We believe that locally elected school board members are in the best position to make policy decisions that reflect the opinions and needs of their individual communities.” It is said that any type of decisions such as the one to ban junk food should be determined at this level. Another point, Paragraph 11 in Source A, “ ...an important part of education is learning to make good choices. An across-the-board junk-food ban does not teach young people how to make healthy choices; it simply removes some of their options.” This is just to show how there can be way more efficient ways to approach this epidemic such as more physical activity instead of removing some unhealthy options to eat at school which won’t do much. To continue, even though junk food is obviously unhealthy, the easy access to the kind of food such as vending machines, 7-Elevens, or fast food restaurants doesn’t help one bit. In Document B, Paragraph 3, “...in some low-income communities, fast food is easy to access and affordable, but healthy food is inaccessible and very expensive.” Certain families could only afford fast food and that’s the easiest way for them to have food, many fast food places do have healthier options. Another example of this in Source Lastly, choosing healthier habits is the right way children can start eating healthy. A point in Document C, “Nearly 8 hours a day are spent on watching TV, playing video games, using computers, talking on cell phones, and texting.” A larger factor to obesity rates is no physical activity. Pushing kids to be more physically is way a way more efficient way to keep children fit. It states in Source D, Paragraph 5, “While the problem and the negative health consequences that the policies try to address are real, the solutions offered are often based on nothing more than a hunch.” Yes, schools are in fact trying to take action in this situation, but banning junk food without other strategies is a is a shallow cure that dilutes personal and local responsibilities. In conclusion, there should be a well thought out solution to this obesity problem and schools aren’t approaching it correctly. We should not use it to blame this epidemic. In reality junk food should not be banned because it will not be beneficial to education, junk food can easily be accessed, and health habits. Lawrence Owens IV
Period 3-4 3-7-17 Pokemon No? Pokemon Go, the overwhelmingly successful smash hit mobile game, that revolutionized mobile games with it’s augmented reality mechanics and getting players outside the house. It was and still is a widely loved game, but it is often under fire by critics, parents and people opposed of the game because of the raising question. Is Pokemon Go putting players in danger? Documents A, C, D, and E explain how the benefits outweigh the cons because of health benefits, social interaction, and mental health. To start off, the game does in fact have great physical and health benefits. In Pokemon Go, you must walk, run bike, skateboard, etc. to play and catch Pokemon. Say if you’re playing hours on end, the game will for sure keep you active. Stated in Document C, “62% are physically active for 5 or more hours each week.” The game definitely gets more people out of the house where they can possibly get fit while playing. Another piece of information in Document C, “The health benefits of walking outside, fresh oxygen improves brain function, tones muscles, lowers blood pressure, and prevents osteoporosis.” If someone who is probably lacking in these areas of health, the game could actually support your health. To continue, Pokemon Go is an ice-breaker for social interaction. Players pf the game have made new friends and helped social awkwardness with interactions with other players in a game. It also brings new customers to business. In Document D, it is stated, “Others say that the game is bringing people together and creating a sense of community. By exploring their communities and sharing information about where to find creatures, players are interacting with strangers and finding new friends.” The game lets the players make a community by interacting with people and exploring. Another point from Document A, “...the company that created the game, blocks creatures from roadways, airport runways, bodies of water and other areas.” People opposed of the game often say that the game puts players in dangerous places. However, the game blocks off inappropriate places and leads players more to local stores and places. While they are at it, most Poke Stops leads players into stores creating new customers which of course helps business. Lastly, the game helps with mental health and illness. It has helped players with mental illness as treatment of depression and other problems. A statement in Document E, “...the app can actually help people with depression and social anxiety.” It is not sure if long term but the but the community and player interaction aspect exceptionally helps. In conclusion, even though there has been very suspect things associated with the playing of the game, the life benefits definitely outshine falling in rivers. It had major benefits that got players outside the house. This is so because of health and social benefits, and social support. |
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