Service Learning

For my service learning project I would like to volunteer at an after school program. I would volunteer once a week to help younger children with their homework or other things that they might need help with.

NHD Reflection

I felt that the NHD process was very stressful. I thought that it really didn't hit me until the last couple of days. From this experience I learned that it was kind of good that worked by myself because I didn't have to depend on anyone. As the days began to pass and everyone began to procrastinate. I observed that many people were angry because people were criticizing there work. Doing NHD made me kind of angry at times because one teacher was telling you to do one thing and another teacher was telling you to do the opposite. I also learned that you shouldn't always listen to teachers. I think that I could of had more time to work on my exhibit bored. One important thing that I learned is that everything isn't as always easy as it may look.

African American Biography

Phillis Wheatley was born in 1753, Gambia Africa. As a child Phillis was captured and sold into slavery, and purchased by John Wheatley of Boston. Her genius impressed her owners, who arranged for her to be educated by private tutors in several subjects, including Latin and Greek. Phillis was so brilliant that she began to publish serious poems as a young teenager; Wheatley became a sensation in Boston.

Phillis Wheatley to succeed was that her owners was very fond of her and they never trained her as a domestic; instead they encouraged her to study theology and the English, Latin and Greek classics. She published her first poem in 1767, and six years later, she published a book, Poems on Various Subjects. That same year, John Wheatley emancipated her.

Wheatley’s contribution was important because she was the first African American woman; she was the first slave, and the third woman in the United States to publish a book of poems. She prepared for her future by at a young age writing on the walls and instead of getting in trouble they encourage her to write.

We should know that Phillis Wheatley received her freedom and married a free black man in 1778 but, despite her skills, was never able to support her family. Although she died in complete poverty, subsequent generations would pick up where she left off. Wheatley was the first black writer of consequence in America; and her life was an inspiring example to future generations of African-Americans.


Phillis Wheatley inspired me because if you put your mind to something then you can achieve it. She achieved her goal by learning to read and write and she became the first African American women and slave to publish a book of poems.

What Should My Grade Be?

Dear Mr. Romero,

As you know the marking period is approaching and end. Report cards will be given out, and everyone’s wondering about what there grade should be. Well I think my final grade for English class should be an A. I deserve and A because I complete all assignments, and I have blogged all of my work. I also have completed a story on story write.

I believe I deserve an A because I complete all assignments. You have given out many assignments throughout the semester, such as reading the Huckleberry Finn book, and the thirty-six questions and answers about Blooms Taxonomy. I also completed the assignments about analyzing each character from Huckleberry Finn. I completed the drawings of the characters as well.

I have published all of the work on blogger. I published numerous essays on blogger such as the essay on Should Huckleberry Finn be Taught in School. Another essay that I published was Should Parents be Allowed to Hit their Children, and the last essay that I will publish is the African American biography.

Earlier in the school year you assigned a story to be written on story write. I have written a story and published it on story write. You also required everyone to post five comments on others peoples story. I have posted many comments on story write.

In conclusion, I feel that I should receive an A in English class. I feel as tough I maintained my grade since last report card period. I should receive the same grade as last report, which was an A.

Sincerely,
Taneah

N.H.D.

http://www.mcatmaster.com/medicine&war/yellowfever.htm

http://www.geocities.com/bobarnebeck/history.html

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3p1590.html

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/yellowfever.htm

http://books.google.com/books?id=ERFK1ojA22IC&dq=yellow+fever+in+philadelphia&pg=PP1&ots=VaheKisns3&source=citation&sig=295BNRJ3QTRYcjWV8KRQIfd_dR4&prev=http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&channel=s&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&q=yellow+fever+in+philadelphia&btnG=Search&sa=X&oi=print&ct=result&cd=2&cad=bottom-3results#PPR12,M1

Should Parents Be Allowed to Hit their Children?

Did you ever go out somewhere and saw a child picked a to and cried because there parents wouldn’t by it? Should parents be allowed to hit their children? I feel that parents should be allowed to hit their children, they should be able to hit their children to an extent, and there’s a difference between abuse and beating.

I feel that children should be allowed to hit their children. They should be allowed to hit their children because sometimes it teaches them right from wrong. For example, if you saw a child in the toy store and they saw this toy that they just had to have and the made a big scene in the store because they couldn’t have it then that child would deserve to get a beating because s/he is embarrassing their parents.


Parents should be able to hit their children to an extent. They should be able to hit them to an extent because the way you hit them could be considered abuse. I think that children shouldn’t be hit with any objects that are not a belt. I also think that children shouldn’t be slapped around.

I think that there’s a big difference between abuse and a beating. In the book Huckleberry Finn, his father abuses him. He abuses him by locking him up into a cabin for three days without food or water. His fathered had also torched him. This would be considered abuse. I think that a beating is when someone gets beat with a belt on his or her butt or legs. I feel that if someone is being beat with a belt anywhere else is considered to me abuse.

In conclusion I feel that children should be beat depending on what the situation is.

Should Huckleberry Finn Be Taught in Schools

Have you ever tried to read a book that you just can't seem to get into? Does that book bore you to death? Well I can re;ate to this. The most boring book that I've tried to read is Huckleberry Finn. I feel that this book should not be taught in schools because its racist, it doesn't use good grammar, and this book is also banned in Philadelphia.
I feel that this book is racist. This book is racist because it uses the word nigger numerous times in the book. I also think this book is racist because it has slavery in it.
This book doesn't use good grammar. First, when you open the book, on page one it starts off saying “ you don’t know about me without you have read a book….” This book does not use complete sentences. Huckleberry Finn also uses southern slang.
Huckleberry Finn is banned in Philadelphia. I think this book was banned because it might be to mature for schools. This is a college base book. This book doesn’t set a good example for children to follow. This book has violence, when Huck kills the pig. Smoking and drinking is also used in this book.
In conclusion, I feel that Huckleberry Finn should not be taught in schools.