The 76ers Are The Best Team Ever!

In my basketball course '82' me and my classmates had to make a 2 minute video argument on why the basketball team of our choice( and the season) was the best, and why. We had to state our case and find evidence backing up our claims. The team I chose was the Philadelphia 76ers in their 1966-67 season, I believe they were the best because they had outstanding players that beat the Celtics eight winning streak.  As you will also hear in my argument below I talk about Wilt Chamberlain and how he was a great asset to the 76ers. He was a player that played his own way of basketball and wasn't afraid of doing so. For this particular project the most rewarding thing about it was learning more about a different team and its history, something I usually don't have interest in today. The most challenging part was finding information on the team overall. In conclusion this project was short yet simple. Down below you will see my two minute reflection on why the 76ers are the best team ever!

We Wear Pink On Wednesdays!

For my Global Peace course me and my classmates had to create a non-violent project that spreads awareness to a cause we picked. The organization I chose was the Anti-bullying organization, (a.k.a) Pink shirt day. This organization supports anti bullying and tries to put a stop to bullying due to deaths, etc. Bullying is an act of use superior strength or influence to intimidate (someone), typically to force him or her to do what one wants . I chose this organization because they are trying to put a stop to a violent problem.
 For my action project I carried out a plan for me and my classmates to wear Pink on Wednesday since that was the actual day (but not the exact month) you are supposed to show support for Anti-bullying . I spread-ed the word by project telling people through posters, and word of mouth. I told people what my project was about and how they could support the cause (by wearing pink) . Although the majority of people I told did not show up I still managed to take a successful picture! The next time I have to do a project similar to this I will make sure I announce it formally to everyone. In conclusion this project taught me more about how people have organized these national events which is really great for people to become aware of.

Picture of my poster on the left, and picture of my classmates wearing pink to support anti-bullying.

"PinkShirtDay.ca." |. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Dec. 2013.

Should The Heat Stay In Miami?

                                                                         AMK(2013)  

In my course '82' me and my class mates had to make an info graph based on a basketball franchise we had to pick, an info graph is a graph that shows visual such as charts or diagrams, to represent data. I made an info graph that represents all of Miamis data over the years. I am most proud of my info graph poster because it came out a success, it represents all of the information I need on the Heat and it is easy to maneuver(read) . What I wish could have been better was the text I used to write with and how it displayed on my bored. The basketball franchise I chose was The Miami Heat, The Miami Heat is a basketball team that started in 1997 in Miami ,Florida. I believe that The Miami Heat should stay in Miami Florida because, The Miami Heat today is a great team featuring great players; Dwayne Wade, Lebron James, and Chris Bosh These three players have led the team to two consecutive championships due to their outstanding performances. 

Also the team is well respected as 'leaders'.Since Lebron James came to The Heat in 2010, their attendance rate has gone up from 95.2%(in 2009-10) to 100.7%(in 2011-2012). The Miami heat attendance plays a great factor in the team in general because without the fans the franchise  would then lose money, and also support from Miami. Additionally The Miami Heat as a franchises is worth $625 million; $173 million for sport, $232 million for market, $142 million for stadium, and $82 million for brand. The Miami Heats worth is the 6th greatest in the NBA league.

The Miami Heat should stay in Miami because they would also attract a lot of tourists, Miami is a beautiful city that has wonderful places such as beaches, malls,and of course, The American Airlines Arena. I believe if The Heat continue to stay in Miami they would eventually become as big as the New York Knicks, or the Los Angeles Lakers. In conclusion I think the Miami Heat should delay on going anywhere , any time soon because, of how good they have been performing over the course of four years, also they seem to have very supporting fans which always makes a team compelling. Why would you want them to leave? 

Down below are bigger pictures of my poster.

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HEAT Community Affairs: Foundation." THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE MIAMI HEAT. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Dec. 2013.
Miami Heat Boosts Area's Economy, Including Condo Sales & Travel." Miami Heat Boosts Area's Economy, Including Condo Sales & Travel. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Dec. 2013

NBA Home Attendance Totals." NBA Home Attendance Totals. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Dec. 2013.

Downtown Miami Condos For Sale." MiamiCondoRealtycom RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Dec. 2013.

Garfield Park letter

In this letter I will be addressing the issue in Garfield park. I chose Garfield Park because it is a neighborhood that suffers from violence, I wrote this letter to the Alderman so he could take action and find the root of this cause, also so he could get informed on what is going on. This is why I am writing this letter to Garfield parks local Alderman.

Jason C. Ervin

121 N. LaSalle Street

Chicago, IL 60608

November, 14, 13                                  

       

Dear Jason C. Ervin,

I am a student from GCE High school, I am writing this letter to you today because in my course Global Peace it  teaches us about how we should become Global citizens and how we should apply it to the world. The issue I will be addressing more in depth of my letter is Garfield parks violence. Although i’m not from Garfield park area I often go their  notice there's a ton of crimes going on in that particular area. Local businesses in Garfield are running low because people in Garfield are most likely afraid of going out in fear of getting shot. This is why local businesses in Garfield are running to an all time low.

The terrible actions going on in Garfield must stop because these shootings and rapes and many more crimes, are taking effect on the people of Garfield. The citizens in Garfield are taking people’s lives like it’s nothing. These actions are  having an effect on the people of Garfield . Every time I go to Garfield park there's always police cars on every other corner Although this may help, it also makes the people of Garfield feel like people are watching their every move. This makes the people of Garfield knowingly worried that something at anytime of the day may happen, and they don't know when and why. We as citizens of Chicago need to find the root of the cause and figure out what we can do to prevent these things from continuing to happen.

I propose that Garfield Park area build some sort of Community center where it isn't run down but the best of the best! I think this Community center should consist of activities for Kids, youth, and adults. This center could also add jobs in the community such as camp counselors, desks operators, custodians etc. I think with this center it would be a sort of local business because it would be runned by the people of Garfield. What I am trying to plead to you is that this community need some sort of thing to help them. I predict if we build something similar to this then we could possibly be a better community.

Thank you for taking the time in reading my letter,

AMK          

The evolution of basketball shorts

 This Action Project was based on the course we are taking in class (82). For this action project I had the topic of basketball shorts and how they evolved over eras of time. The most rewarding part about this action project was discovering all new things I hadn't known about early basketball history. The most challenging part of this was to find someone that had experience on basketball shorts, eventually I found someone who answered the majority of my questions. This action project project came out a success!

Who are We: We are Freedom Fighters

The purpose of this action project, was to write two poems that reflect on our Freedom Fighter. The Freedom fighter I chose was Malala Yousafzai, she is an activist for womens education rights. I also choose Malala because she is brave and inspring person she is also a great role model. I am most proud on my 'Malala' poem because it gives you an idea of what she does/ went through. I was most

I Fight For Women's Education

I'm just a normal teenager that wants education, my name is Malala Yousafzai. 

One day, I was riding a bus carrying me and my friends home from a small school

that was taught by my dad, 

our bus stopped unexpectedly.

Men that held guns came inside our bus and asked ‘who is Malala?’ 

before I could think I felt a sharp cold object hit me.

What went wrong?

I am Malala Yousafzai I am just a normal teenager that wants an education. 

I woke up a week later not knowing where I was nor where my parents were,

I was so confused, why was I in a hospital bed? 

This isn't my country I thought. I was wondering where my dad was. Did he get shot too?

I started to panic.

I tried asking for my parents but I couldn't talk there was a tube down my throat.

The kind people gave me a notepad and a pen,  I wrote ‘where is my dad?’

‘who is going to pay for the hospital bills?’

After spending months in therapy I am now stronger mentally and physically, I now speak about what I have been through,

I want people to be aware of what's going on in other countries.

Why women are restricted of doing things men can?. 

This is why I wrote my book, ‘ I am Malala’. I wrote this book because I wanted people to know what I stood up for. I stood up for education for women.

Even though my book and me in general have caused trouble,

I often think about what would happen if no one spoke up

would we always be oppressed?

I am aware of what terrible things people in my country are doing

to stop girls from getting an education, 

that is why I need to speak out

I am the voice for thousands of girls all over the world who are too afraid to speak out. 

I am Malala Yousafzai!      

  

                          

                            Kuriakose. Dhiya.The Guardian. 20013. Oct.10.

I Fight For Gender Equality

Who am I?
I am a girl people say I'm tall but I feel short, I am loud but quiet, mean yet kind, adventurous but still close to home

Who am I? 
I come from different cultures, from Nigeria but born in Chicago.

Who am I? 
A high school student who wants to become a lawyer striving for the best but preparing for the worst.

Who am I?
A daughter, a friend, a sister.

Who am I?

The challenge I may face in the future,is not receiving a job because the color of my skin,or not being able to secure a job because I can't perform the same task as someone I associate with.

The challenge I may face is being judged based on my nationality whether I can speak a language a certain way or if i can speak ‘African’.

There are many challenges I may face in my life     

Sarvodaya can help us all see that we are no different from each other, our skin color or our nationality does not determine what we are going to become

 or grow up as in our future, people are so quick to judge- I know im not perfect.

Sarvodaya states that we have to all ‘rise’ as one meaning no one should be in higher power of anyone. Sarvodaya can teach us all that we need to respect, love, and care for each other and rise as one.

Interview Reflection

                                                                  REFLECTION

For this project I had to interview someone that had an experience with segregation, I interviewed a friend of mine named Samantha Yuen, during this time she lived right out side of Alabama, she was around 9 years at the time of segregation coming to an end. . Samantha talked to me about how everything back then was so different compared to now, she recalled a day where she was at a dinner and and African American man came inside, she stated  that they treated him as if he wasn't human but he still was polite, she always had respect for African Americans 'secretly' because although, they didn't get treated with the right amount of respect they never once were rude. But Samantha already knew why he couldn't be disrespectful because that would give the police officers a reason to arrest them. Although she felt bad she still didn't do anything to change this problem because she didn't want to get in trouble or interfere with any problems. She imaged if their wasn't racism back then then the people that fought for a change would still be alive today.      

Samantha moved to Chicago with her family when she was 11 in hopes of it being less segregate,  although that didn't work out she still lives here today and works for the history museum where she often tells people about what she has learned through that time of her life. I asked Samantha if she ever heard the term 'Sarvdaya' she only knew that is meant 'all rising' I gave her the exact definition and she released it in more depth after the interview. This interview shows how people you know have experiences about memorable thing in history. Sarvdaya has an impact on every one it doesn't matter what race you are, you all have to sand as one in order to get an impact, just as the African Americans and even 'whites' stood together and now today there isn't much racism going around.










Memo (3).m4a-interveiw 

Global Warming, in Dallas, TX

My slideshow is about, Global warming and how it is affecting the climate in regions of the country. The city I chose was Dallas ,TX. I chose this state because  I originally knew that they had high temperatures, therefor I wanted to know the effects of the CO2 emission by the year 2100. This is why I investegated this topic on Global Warming.

Waste Less Water, Save More Lives

For this unit I investigated an issue that applies to MGD -7 ensuring environmental sustainability. The issue I chose specifically was water and sanitation, I choose this issue because I knew that Sanitation and water access is an issue for most countries around the world. The biggest challenge I had for this action project was, deciding what visual to resemble my poem. The most proud piece for my action project was my poem itself, it went in depth- on what the issue was and how it can be prevented.     

AK, GCE (2013)

My picture represents people in the USA wasting water, while people in Asia and Africa are struggling to find drinkable water. Often, water there is filled with death-causing viruses. We, as citizens of America, should find a way to help these struggling people access water. Please read my poem to find out how you can help.     

Waste Less Water, Save More Lives

Water

The cool refreshing taste - we all need it to survive.

But why do most countries lack this resource, this essential need for life?

Why is this need, that most of us take for granted, not available for others around the world?

Walking

It may be hard for you, but women and children in Africa often walk up to four miles to find water; most of the time, the water they find is not clean enough to drink.
This walk is dangerous - the temperatures in Africa are too high for women and kids to endure. 
You might not think about how easy you have it.

Waste

While you throw your clean, pure, and safe drinking water away, think about the 97 million people dying in India due to contaminated water. 
Imagine little kids craving fresh water as you, ‘satisfied,’ throw your bottle away.
An educator named Dr. Knust stated that some countries' dams and rivers get contaminated by parasites.
It is easy for you to buy clean bottled water at a grocery store while kids in Nigeria are dying due to lead poisoning in their water.
Now think about how easy you have it.

Prevent

"How can you stop this problem?" you may ask yourself. Charity Water is a

organization where you can donate up to $12 to countries in need,  
One dollar can save a life.

Think about how easily you can help.

https://soundcloud.com/rockcitytim/amk-water-sanitation-mp3

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CITATIONS:

Why Water. charitywater . Web. October. 16. 2013. This website tells me how many people are suffering from this contaminated drinking water.

Knust.Barbara. personal interview. 16. Oct. 2013. Dr. Kunst talked to me and my classmates about the work she does with the CDC. She studies different infectious diseases around the world.

Walk For Water .Practicalaction.org . Web. October. 17. 2013. This site explains how people in other countries get access to their water.

UNICEF. UNICEF. Web. October, 21. 2013. This site gives me information on how many people are dying in India due to poor water access, and water sanitation.

  

  

Greenhouse in Garfield!

The purpose of this FE was to see how water can be used in different ways. The purpose was also to it is also to learn about the water cycle how it relates to greenhouses, and how it helps out different organisms The purpose of greenhouse is to essentially helps the plants maintain their natural habitat. My classmates and I went to a Greenhouse in Garfield park this greenhouse, is one of the biggest Greenhouses in the nation.It covers 4.5 acres of land, and is mostly made of glass. This greenhouse conserves plants from different areas in the world; Rain forest  desserts etc. Also plants that are going to near to near extinction this is the basic purpose for greenhouses. The reason why this greenhouse has over 100 plants is because, they used to have three main greenhouses in; Douglas park, Humboldt Park, and Garfield Park. The government tore the two conservatories down in both Humboldt and Douglas, and combined both greenhouses into Garfield park to make space. This Greenhouse was built in 1908, founded by Jen Jensen

The type of radiation going into the Greenhouse is short wave radiation this helps the plants mostly during the winter time when the weather gets colder.New sentence. Also, once the short wave radiation enter the greenhouse, it is difficult for them to get out. Thus, the house traps heat and the plants stay warm. Garfield Park Conservatory staff member, Ms.Calvillo, mentioned that the greenhouse keeps the plants warm. However, when really cold temperatures hit, the park uses heaters to keep the temperatures high Greenhouse gasses is when the gases leave the atmosphere and gives of to the earth. The energy also has to be equivalent to the amount of energy giving of, with a surface of -18*C. In order for it to leave the Earths atmosphere ,it has to be warmer than. -18*C                   

Greenhouses work by helping plants in harsh weather conditions they also produce pest free plants/ crops so that people can eat the things they grow, such as tomatoes, papaya,and bananas, Greenhouses also make it easier and more reliable to grow delicate plants, and have a better understanding on how plants work, grow etc.

In conclusion this My greenhouse field experience showed me how greenhouses function during difficult weather.Many plants can go in a greenhouse such as, cactuses,flowers, and even palm trees.A greenhouse also helps plants that are near extinction and delicate plants that cannot cope in harsh weathers. This particular Greenhouse was a great experience to learn about how they actually function, it was alot easier talking to an expert about how greenhouses effect plants etc.

Water Filtration Project

For this action project I had to create a water filtration system similar to a groundwater filtration system. I learned that creating a filter is difficult but this is a similar way of how we get our everyday drinking water. I am proud of how great my water came out after the whole process of filtering it. The picture shows the water filters layers and what materials need to go inside in order for the water to get filtered.

AK (2013)

                                                      

For this project, we had to build water filters to clean dirty water. The water source I used was rain water mixed with mud. The materials I used were cotton balls,grass., sand, and soil .The process I did for this project was , I  cut a empty 1 liter bottle in toward the rim at the bottom for the objects to go inside, then  I added five cotton balls so it would secure the dirt debris from entering the potential clean water. Next I added two handfuls of grass, then another two handfuls of sand and two handfuls of soil. And finally, a layer of grass and then two handfuls of cotton balls..  (Please see my photo for reference.)   Next I Pour a cup of dirty water over the top of the filter layers.  Using gravity, filter the water through the open cap end.  Finally, test the water using a piece of pH paper.  In this case, I measured pH to be 3. This means that the water is acidic because it is below 7.

It took about 5 minutes for the unfiltered water to pour through the bottle. After the majority of the water went into the empty bottle it was clear and had no debris floating around.  When I added carbon to my filtered water, my water came out even clearer! After completing those steps, I then put my water on the stove to boil. After boiling and cooling the water, I then tested the pH level of my water again, which came out as a 7.1.  A pH of around 7 means that the water is neutral. I then found the range of my pH by subtracting the lower pH from the higher pH, giving me a difference of 4.  The difference means that my pH became 10^4 times (100,000) more basic.  It also means that my pH increased in alkalinity or hydroxyl ions.  Although I did not drink the water, my brother did and said it tasted “normal”

In conclusion, my water filter came out to be a success! I never would have thought that a filter involving grass,sand, soil, and cotton would turn out to purify non-drinkable water. This action project wanted us to test our ability to build a water purifier that is similar to groundwater filters.It is similar to groundwater filters because the actual project we did to creat this filter is similar to how ground water is filltered. It is also different because groundwater is a cleaner/easier process than actually building a filter I enjoyed this experiment, because it challenged me to think about pH in a different way.

Action2 AK letter

230 S Dearborn St.

Suite 3892

Chicago, IL 60604

(312) 353-4952 - phone

(312) 353-0150 - fax

In this letter, I will be addressing women and men in the education field, also how men get paid higher wages than women. Additionally will compare the United stated to the United Kingdom. I will compare both countries because, I would like to see how the United Kingdom provides their teachers with a decent amount of money. I am also comparing these two countries because I want to see the difference between how much the U.K pays their teachers and how much the U.S pays the teachers with starting salaries for middle school.

To the Noble Dick Durbin,

My initials are AK, I am 14 years of age, and I attend Global Citizenship high school, I am writing this letter to you today because my class is working on a unit discussing gender equality. For this assignment I chose gender inequality in the education field. This target indicates target Indicator 3.2: Share of women in wage employment in the non-agricultural sector.I wanted to find out why males get paid higher wages than women. We also compared the United states to the country of our choice. I chose The United Kingdom preferably because I knew that they receive quality education. What I am trying plead to you is that the U.S needs to start paying both genders equally for the same job they preform. Men and women are two different kinds yet they both can perform the same tasks.

Furthermore I had to research the amount of females and males, that are in the education field, also I researched the amount males and females being a middle school teacher. According to, Media Weekly, male teachers in the U.S. make $1,128 a week, while women make, $921 per week. This is a $207 dollar difference, I would like to know why women can't make $200 dollars more as men do?

I think this is mostly due to favoritism. This refers back to the time when men only had the right to do things such as; vote,join the army,and have access education. I underline education because women did not get the right to go to school, yet they are successful teachers today! I believe that female teachers in the US deserve more pay because females tend to need much more money than males. Females have to support themselves and potentially kids they may have.

According to pay-scale (payscale.com) it states that starting teachers in the U.S make about $30,103 a year. While in the U.K a beginning kindergarten teachers makes about ,£21,804 pounds, ($35,327) a year. As for the U.S this source confirms my hypothesis stating the U.K had quality education. I consider the US as a great country full of significant opportunities but, we need to know where to put our money; education, health etc.

realistically there are more women working in middle schools than men. That is why I do not understand why males get paid higher wages.

The United Kingdom is achieving the MDG for equality by passing an equality act in 2010 stating; It “legally protects people from discrimination in the workplace and in wider society.It replaced previous anti-discrimination laws with a single Act, making the law easier to understand and strengthening protection in some situations. It sets out the different ways in which it’s unlawful to treat someone”. (gov.uk) . This equality act shows that it is illegal to discriminate any gender/kind in the workplace favoritism or not . This may be a reason teachers get paid a higher salary in the United Kingdom, because they do not favor any variety, it is mostly based of of what you are experienced with.

The picture below shows a graph of The United states salaries and the United Kingdoms salary. It states that the United Kingdom makes more money starting out for a middle school teacher, than here in the U.S. This comes to show that the U.K. gets paid higher no matter what gender the teachers are. Unlike the United States.

In conclusion, I think women and men should get the equivalent amount of money for the same job they perform, some people believe that it is favoritism between men and women (including me) but I think its just has to be equal. If men and women have the opportunity to benefit from the same amount they earn it would not be a problem. Thank you for reading my letter, if you have any questions do not hesitate to call.

contact info:1535 N Dayton St Chicago, IL 60642

info@gcechicago.com • Phone main line: 312.643.0991 Phone line 2: 312.643.0979 • Fax: 312.643.0975

Thank you for reading my letter sincerely, AK.

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AK, GCE 2013

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Citation:

Media Weekly. bls.gov. Oct.1.13. This website tells us the average amount teachers make per week

laries for teachers.

payscale.com middle school teacher salry. Web. Oct. 2. 2013. This website tells us how much new U.S teachers make per year.

education.gov Department of education. Web. Oct. 2. 2013. This site tells me how much beginning teachers make in the United Kingdom. It also tells me how much they make as they become more advanced in their field.

.gov.uk  Goverment of the U.K. Web. Oct.8.2013.This website gives me information on how the U.K. has enforced a law which it is illegal to discriminate in the workforce.