SLR evaluation for Collage

Thinking Creatively!

My collage shows a few ways of my creative thinking. One of the ways it shows my creative thinking is when I wanted to emphasize my feeling that I empathized for the boys. I wrote them in bold and made them stand out. I also was able to think creatively by printing the poster and not by cutting and pasting. Being a Green Guardian this was very important for me because it was one of the ways i helped say paper and not add to the amount that had been used in our class.

Reason Critically

Even though in this project we were sculpting a poster with images and words, we were forced to reason critically the whole time. You reasoned on the whole aspect of constructing the poster, shape, images and words. You had to make sure that while printing the images they were the right size, because you did not have a large poster to cut and paste on. What made that harder was because when finding images you come across thousands that you want to you, however with the limited amount of poster board you had to reason on which ones to use and which ones convey the message you can to give. Yet the words on the poster were very important. They were the anchors that summarized the poster. They helped convey your message, and you had to reason very carefully which words were ones that would make scene with the poster, and which words go well in the memoir.

Communicate Effectively

In my collage I communicated through the images and the text. Through the images I was able to communicate many aspects of the lost, boys life. I showed some culture, with images that show the Dinkan traditional dress. I showed their migration path, with the maps and the foot prints, and i showed their life style, by showing the condition the people from Dinka live in. The words of my collage communicated how the lost boys felt. My six word memoir is clearly telling us about how the boys feel.

Live Ethically

When making the poster I believe I lived ethically. I sympathized with the people of Dinka. I was being a good person by trying to evoke sympathy into others by making this poster. Showing them the reality of live in Sudan. By choosing pictures that bring tears to the eyes I hoped to get people involved and hoped to get people to make a change. Another way I was living ethically was by making the citations on the back. I gave credit the people who took the pictures and did not able them as my own.


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My Writing Growth

Ideas and Content

When writing I always try to focus a lot on the Ideas and Content of my work. These two aspects of writing tell the reader what they are going to read about and it is what makes up the piece of writing. I believe I focus on the all the time, however I still haven’t mastered on how to really keep my ideas and content on the right track. However over the course of the year I have improved a lot on being able to use my ideas and content better. When writing the first easy they Alchemist, it was clear my Idea and the Content of my story was very unclear. What I had done was merely re-tell the stroy. I had a good starting in my essay, showing the reader what the idea of my story would be about. However as you go on reading you see that I’m just making a detailed summary of the story. Yet this changed during the Julius Caser essay. On my Julius Caser essay I believe my Ideas and content were strong. In my opening paragraph I set the scene, who I’m going to talking about and what about them. I explain that in my thesis statement. When saying all my ideas to prove certain points as to why I believe Caser is arrogant I didn’t completely argue my case. Even though for every idea I had, I gave a good sentence from the book, I didn’t give my own reasoning as to why that sentence shows what I believe. Yet the content of my essay made scene. It was clear what I wanted to talk about throughout the essay. It is clear by reading the two essays’ I have grown on this aspect of writing.

Organization
The organization aspect of writing helps the reader stay focused throughout the writing, and helps them comprehend the piece a lot easier. As a writer I believe I’m able to do this without flaws. As you read my Julius Caser essay you will see that it is very organized. In my thesis statement I say what each paragraph of my essay is going to be about. I said that my second paragraph would be about Caser being egotistic and my third about Caser being very ambitious. My whole essay was indeed sequenced in this order, which shows that the organization factor of my essay was going because I tell the reader straight forward what they are going to read about and in what order, in my thesis statement. The Alchemist essay was also very well organized in my opinion. Even though I am just retelling a story, I re told it in the right order. I believe the reason for my Alchemist essay is just a re-telling or the story is because I did not have a strong thesis statement. If I had one then i would have been able to clearly fallow it and structure my paragraphs around it.

Personal Growth
Over the Corse of the year I believe as a writer I have made huge strides. This is definite in the two essays I have written this year. It shows when you read the essays and by the end result, the final grade. What I believe has pushed me to make this effort is the extra time I take to make my writing better. When writing the Alchemist essay, I rushed it and did not take the time provided to insure my writing would be at the best it can be. However in the J.C essay I planed everything out, and made sure what I was going to write about was compatible to the prompt. For me as a writer what makes a difference in my writing, is the extra amount of time I chose to put into my work. When I do this it makes a difference in my writing.

SLRs
For both of the essays I wrote in 8th grade, I had to reason critically. The way I did this was when choosing which sentence from the book show I use in our essay. It was very critical for me to make sure that I use the write quote, because I would be arguing my case and my view points with that quote in the essay. I must say that with the extra time I took in writing my J.C essay it showed I reasoned critically more, because my quotes were more powerful and made more scene. In the Alchemist essay i picked weak quotes that just filled up space.

Julius Ceaser "Does The End Justify The Means"

"Danger knows full well that Caesar is more dangerous than he is," When Caesar said this, it illustrates to the reader Caesar’s character. These lines automatically set the scene of Caesar’s character being very pompous and self- confident. When said this not only does Caesar give the reader a since of his character but also gives the conspirators an other reason to kill him. The conspirators believe that Caesar is already going out of his head and is being viewed as a “god”, this is freighting for them because they do not want Caesar as king and to dictate Rome. Creaser being a man who had done so much for Rome and the common people, he was viewed in the play as very intimidating character, who had control of everyone and everything. However the mains faults in Caesar where is egotistic ways and his over scoring ambition and they ultimately lead to Caesar to death.

Since Caesar had done so much for Rome and was praised by men all over Italy he was starting to get over his head and became very egotistic. He did what he wanted when he wanted not worrying about the after math. Caesar in his own view was a great man, almost as if he was a god. When Caesar was being crowned at the statue of Pompay where he said his final words he talked greatly of himself. "I am constant as the northern star, Of whose true-fix'd and resting quality” Caesar was so confident and proud of himself that he compared himself to the Northern Star a star that is like no other. He believes no one is like him. What Caesar had done for himself was create a pedestal so high that no one is capable of knocking it down and no one is even worthy of climbing up to it, to be as good as Caesar. “There is no fellow in the firmament." At this point Caesar was admitting to the fact he is the best, and that there is nothing like him. The quote cleary shows Ceasars narcissistic ways and this was Caesar’s hubris. He had gotten so high up in his mind that his peers began to notice and so began the conspiracy plot. They were afraid of Caesar taking all the power and afraid of him being in control. Yet with Ceasars ambition he was not going to go down with out a fight.

Caeser’s ambition was what many of the consparitors were afraid oh.The knew he was a powerfull man that could do anything at that point. Caeser was not going to let anything or anyone get in the way of his ambition. When arriving in Rome after defeating Pompay, Caesar already gives the people a mere taste of his ambition and power. “I could tell you more news too: Marullus and Flavius, for pulling scarf’s off Caesars images are put to silence.” Caesar just arriving in Rome already had his eye open. He killed them for just taking down Caesars statues and yet Caesar became furious enough to kill them. You can see that Caesar won’t let the slightest thing get in the way. He will kill people to get to where is ambition leads him and this was worrying for the conspirators. They did not want Caesar’s ambition to get so high that it would be hard to knock him down. “But, he was ambitious, I slew him.” The conspirators saw this growing ambition in Caesar and for Brutus a man within the Conspiracy group admits to saying I killed Caesar for his ambition in Caesar’s funeral speech.

Caesar’s ambition and his egotistic persona were the main driving forces as to why the killed Caesar. These characteristics within Caesar made him arrogant and fearful among his peers. However being ambitious and egotistic is bound to happen for a man like Caesar who has done so much for Rome. He had the right to be proud of himself and being tactical was what he had to have to make Rome into what it was. The conspirators’ thought by killing him they would make Rome better, however they were not able to make this happen so at the end they slew Caesar with no positive out come. Caesar in my view did not deserve to be killed. He did everything he could for Rome and it is only human of his to be proud of himself. After killing Caesar people saw his dead body and saw tears within his eyes, is a man who Is intimidating cry? The people also learn that after Caesar dies he leaves all his money and orchids for Rome. Would a man that was only succeeding for himself and not carrying about his country do that? By killing Caesar the conspirators did not get anything, infact after killing him they made Rome mad and the people of Rome went into a huge riot.

Peter's Journey....

Confusion and rage were the only emotions I could feel as I Peter watched my village Dinka be torn apart in this ruthless civil war, within my own country. Why, why must a country fight with its self. Religion and politics are the two main reasons my life was destroyed. I can remember the day clearly as the Northern Islamic men from Khartoum, Sudan came and attacked us Christian/Animistic believers in the South. It wasn’t the first time they attacked us, this civil war in my country has been going on for almost 10 years! My house was burned, my sisters and my mother taken away from me. Still till today I don’t know where they are. I ran as fast as I could hoping to escape from this hell. From that day on it was clear I was an orphan. Lonely scared and homesick is what I was feeling when I was forced to migrate from Dinka to the Kenyan refugee camps. The walk was hard and tiring. I had company on journey from other young men who were forced to migrate from Dinka. On our walk we faced many challenges. Lions attacking us various armies, shooting at us. It was hot and we didn’t have much water or food, I could feel the skin of my soul coming off. As we got to the camp I was thrilled. We survived on the very little we had. Most of us boys didn’t have much and we lived off of rashend food and donations. Yet the only thing I wanted to accomplish in life was get an education and support the people of Dinka with money.
Years went by and we were in the refugee camp. I was going to school and found out there might be a chance for me to escape into heaven. Many boys who were going to school were getting a chance to flee to America where they will work and all their problems would be solved. This new opportunity was just what I needed. I applied to go to America and I was given legal permission to go. The boys who went to America were now looked as Lost Boys of Sudan.
I being a lost boy went to America and soon realized it wasn’t heaven and that not any of my problems would be solved. I moved to Texas with my friend from Dinka Santino. For a few months we lived together. We shared money for rent and food, yet we both had problems assimilating with the American culture’s ethnography. However I soon came to realize that living in the ghettos of Texas with Santino and living from pay check to pay check wasn’t going to get him or me anywhere. We were barley serving with our money that we earn from working at factories. I knew I had to make a change, in my life to earn more money and become a wiser man to help the people from Sudan, or I might as well return to Africa because living the way I am I can’t help my people or help me.
After living with Santino I moved to Kansas alone. Santino was very upset, he thought we would be together forever but it was time for me to depart and think alone. In Kansas I was accepted in school. It was hard for me to fit in. Even in Texas the people looked upon me as a refugee but not a migrant. I would get stares for being darker then the black citizens of America. I thought this would go away, however I still face these problems here in school. Unlike the other kids I lived alone and worked. Many of the kids had parents and I didn’t. My schedule was very rough. I worked everyday and went to school. The situation with money wasn’t getting any better. I was finding it hard to send money back to Sudan because while living in America I was using it all up.
As time rolled by i began to find a grater interest in of America. I saw an urge in me to try new things so I did. I tried out for the Basket-ball team hoping to make it into Varsity. Even though I didn’t make it I made new friends, and not making the team aloud more times for my studies. With the few years that I have been going to school in America I have made friends that aren’t just from my Sudanese family. I have seen a new culture that I have found a profound interest in and a new religion Christianity I have learned to respect.
My journey in America has been hard and challenging, in almost all the strides I take I seem to find a new challenge I must face and overcome. However with the persistence in my heart to move forward, I will.

Julius Ceaser Acting Assessment..

The quote I have chosen is one said by Cassius in act one scene two. Cassius at the time was trying to per sway Brutus to join in on his conspiracy group. The reason I see this quote significant within the play is because it shows Cassius's character and also it is one way Cassius was able to brain wash the most important conspirator in the conspiracy group. The quote shows how Deceiving and how manipulating Cassius is. "Caesar'? Why should that name be sounded more than yours?" “Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world Like a Colossus, and we petty men Walk under his huge legs and peep about To find ourselves dishonourable graves." These lines are said by Cassius to Brutus. He says these very manipulatively to Brutus, making sure whatever he says to Brutus makes him angry or frustrated, even jealous. It also shows you how tactical Cassius is, and that he is someone to watch out for in the play. The following passage also is somewhat foreshadowing what is going to happen in the play, that Ceaser is going to have people against him. However the passage doesn’t tell you exactly who will be against him, but it does tell you Cassius is.


Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world
Like a Colossus, and we petty men
Walk under his huge legs and peep about
To find ourselves dishonourable graves.
Men at some time are masters of their fates:
The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars,
But in ourselves, that we are underlings.
Brutus and Caesar: what should be in that 'Caesar'?
Why should that name be sounded more than yours?
Write them together, yours is as fair a name;
Sound them, it doth become the mouth as well;
Weigh them, it is as heavy; conjure with 'em,
Brutus will start a spirit as soon as Caesar.
Now, in the names of all the gods at once,
Upon what meat doth this our Caesar feed,
That he is grown so great? Age, thou art shamed!
Rome, thou hast lost the breed of noble bloods!
When went there by an age, since the great flood,
But it was famed with more than with one man?
When could they say till now, that talk'd of Rome,
That her wide walls encompass'd but one man?
Now is it Rome indeed and room enough,
When there is in it but one only man.
O, you and I have heard our fathers say,
There was a Brutus once that would have brook'd
The eternal devil to keep his state in Rome
As easily as a king.

The School Athens a mirror of socity

Art is a univarsal language wich many people effectivly know, no matter where you are you can always understand the idea's, thoughts or the event being shown in the painting.The Scool of Athens is a fresco created by Raphael, where he is speaking to us about the acompleshmints of the Renissance. He shows you all of the important people who made the Renissance such and advanced era such as mathematicians, scientists, and philosophers. In the painting they are all doing what the do best studying, teaching, and speaking with one anothe. Not only does this painting show you people who made the Renissance era speacil but it also shows you how people in the Renissance interacted. They shared ideas and thoughts. This painting also shows you acomplishments that have already been made such as Roman Greek acutecure and how the people of the Renissace brought it back. This painting clearly shows you within its fine deataile how the Renissance was a time of change, re-discoving and discovering knowlge.



If I had the lucky chance to place myself as a person in Raphael’s fresco, The School of Athens I chose to be Hypatia of Alexandria. Hypatia was the first women to make great conurbtions to the Renissace. She conturbuted her knowlege about mathematics, philosophy and astronomy. For Hypatia to do this shows how will power her essance to strive and her drive to be the best. However even though Hypatia was being constantly put down buy the church and others for sharing knowlege beacse she was a girl, he work and her drived to learn has inspierd me in many way.I am a person who speaks thier mind when needed, in class when i have a point to make i say it, i also have a passion to learn more than what we learn in class. When i do this I like to think i am a risk taker and a person who will do what ever they can to get to the finish line. Hypatia, was a great risk taker when she was sharing her ideas in the Renissace knowing all the factors that played against her.Just like Hypatia i to have made contubutions to the world they might not be as big as her but I try and still am to make the world a better place. I truly believe a women like Hypatia is a role modle for young and old women she gives us women a chance of hope that yes we have a say in our world and men are not the only ones.

Somthing That Can Bring Tears To Ones Eyes!

Romeo And Juliet is one of the most memerbal and tragedy themed plays by William Shakespeare. The conspicuous tale taken place in italy, of the imature lovers Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet. The motive in this play address the issues such as the result of infantile love, hate and antipathy.Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet are young teenagers who fall deeply in love. Yet thier familes are swarn enimes. Knowing how great the consucenses would be if the two even spoke of getting married with one onther, they dicide to elope. The two try every effort to cover up their actions. However the bittersweet fable ends in a shock when Romeo and Julet die, due to unsolved anger and revenge.

It is sad to see that in ones modern day socity we still face the elements in Romeo and Juliet. Love what comes to your mind when you say this word? In the neoteric text books love is difend as" A very strong likeing" Yet the truth is, that this one concept love, can and is vewied a thousand differnt ways. How ever what is disapointing that not everyone can love or be with the one they urne for. Race religoune or social statuse is what keeps them apart. It is not everyday when one finds a couple of differnt religions or cutlure even race. For example a muslim with a Christian or a Jew, And when we do, the stroy is so advertised as if they have done a crime. This is sad to see. We are all humans and should learn to exepet each other for who and what we are. We should not look at what we don't have and how we are differnt but what makes us alike and what we can bring to the table.