social awareness project news immersion

November 14     Good Morning America

  This story is about a plane had crash landed onto a house and bursted into flames in Mississippi. It shocked me that a plane had crashed into a house. It shocks me that a plane can burst into flames like that. and I know that planes can crash occasionally. Another story is about a car driven onto the sidewalk of school property because the driver wanted to avoid the school bus. This shocks me that someone would do such a thing.

November 15  Good Morning America

  This story is about a health warning about 5 Hour Energy and that many people are in the hospital because of overdrinking it. This surprises me that an energy drink can send so many people to the hospital and it might do many harm to people who just wanted to have enough energy. And that two ounces of that energy drink equals to two cups of coffee.

 
November 16  Good Morning America

  This story is about a person that saved a baby from a car crash. This makes me feel glad because that man was brave enough to save a innocent baby from three cars crashing. Another story is about two kids being allergic to being cold. This surprises me because typical kids are allergic to peanuts or vitamin C, or pets.

November 17  Good Morning America

  This story is about a man having hiccups for thirteen straight days. This surprises me because I didn't know that anyone can get the hiccups for so long and that I know that hiccups are annoying, but they go down soon after.

 
November 18  Good Morning America

  This story is about pets getting help after Hurricane Sandy and the ASPCA opened a shelter for stranded and 
 abandoned pets. This makes me feel glad because they are getting help like medicine and shelter ad they get fed and watered.

Social awareness project dramatic scene

  This scene is about animal rights. It’s about a girl who sees that animal cruelty is wrong and stands up for animal rights. It describes how wrong animal cruelty is as well as the consequences for animal cruelty. For instance, using animals for experiments, not feeding your pet, or hurting your animal badly.

   Today was another regular day in March for Leah. She woke up at 7:03, as usual, and got dressed as well as ate breakfast. She was just about to go to school when she heard yelling from next door. It was a lot louder than usual and was becoming more frequent. Leah knew it was none of her business, so when she went out the door, she was prepared to ignore what was happening, but when she went down the three steps of stairs the sudden whining perturbed her. She felt worried about Maxie, the neighbor's two year old border collie and Mr. Sanders, the neighbor. Even if she was going to be late, her curiosity got the better of her, and she went to Mr. Sanders' porch and rung the doorbell.

   Nobody answered, and she knew that he was inside, so she went to the window and looked in. But all she could see was a chair knocked over and some papers spread across the room. "Mr. Sanders, can I talk to you?" she asked. In response, there were more yelling and whining. Then the door creaked open slowly. Hoping her mother wouldn't punish her, Leah walked in. The room was an entire mess, but she wasn't interested in tidiness at that time. Following the sound of the scolding, she walked into the kitchen, where she found Mr. Sanders and Maxie. He was holding a stick and Maxie on the ground with wounds. She panicked and ran out of the house, then called ASPCA.

   A few hours later, the Humane Law Enforcement arrived and arrested Mr. Sanders. Leah went up the officers and said," I want to adopt this dog, please?" They told her that it was up to her mom and she looked up at her. "Well, alright," her mother said. Then Maxie was sent to the vet to make sure he wasn't injured. Finally, Leah went to school and explained to her teacher why she was so late.

Social awareness project #4-analysis on song

    The song "Mean" by Taylor Swift is about the social issue bullying. You can tell because in the song, the lyrics say, "You, you with your words like knifes and swords..." It shows that the bullies' words are weapons against the other students. You can also tell because it says, "You, picking on the weaker..." That shows she means bullies because bullies pick on other kids that are less confident in themselves.
   I think that the message of this song is that being bullied is hard when you try to ignore them. But sometimes when life progresses, you might find yourself being successful while the bully might not be as successful and that bullies are harsh to their victims. I know because in the song it says, "Someday I'll be living in a big old city and all you're ever gonna be is mean." Another way to show about the meaning is that the lyrics say, "Some day I'll be big enough so you can't hit me, and all you're ever gonna be is mean."
   This song makes me feel that bullying may be hard to handle, but it will be alright and the problem will be solved. This song also makes me think about Taylor Swift's childhood and her experience with bullying, and how she felt about it. Knowing that she had some kind of motivation to the song, "Mean". It also makes me feel sad for victims of bullying and a bit hopeful that they might end up more successful than the bullies.

Reading response: "After Hurricane Sandy, Stock Exchanges Prepare to Open"

   Susanne Craig, author of "After Hurricane Sandy, Stock Exchanges Prepare to Open", wrote this article to tell readers to know that after Hurricane Sandy, stock exchanges on Wall Street are preparing to open as soon as possible, but consultancy firms are saying that they should not open so that they can check if any bugs are in the system. It is mainly shows about the argument about whether or not stock exchanges should open soon. Even though they are preparing to open, there are many consequences to opening soon after Sandy, such as complications, federal authorities, technical problems, and the matter that there are still floods in progress.
    I think that stock exchanges, such as the New York Stock Exchange should stay closed because of the possibilities that might happen to the exchanges. For example, Matt Samelson, principal of the Woodbine Associates (a firm) says, "It'd better to have everything in place before flicking on the switch and having a misstep." This makes me feel that people are trying to be reasonable about consequences and the possible dangers, and it shows that there are people that are cautious about the stock markets. Another example is that Larry Leibowitz, chief operating officer of the NYSE Euronext, said, "Right now there are a lot of connectivity problems." This shows that there are problems when they open too soon. It makes me feel assured that stock markets shouldn't open because of problems that might happen when you rush too soon.
   Another example in the article is that if they open before they are really prepared, they might have complications that could weaken the financial system. This shows that if they find a problem too big, their system might fall apart, and the stock market might be wrecked. The author wants the reader to know about the possible dangers if they open as soon as possible.
   After reading this article, I have come to understand that if stock exchanges open too early, they might have problems with the system, and if they open too late, investors might feel agitated and it might ruin their image. So they need to be not too early, and not too late. This makes me think of all the complications of the stock exchanges whether if it's a regular day, or after a hurricane. I would like to research further on how the advantages and disadvantages to the stock markets. It makes me think about the effects of the stock markets on my life and other people's lives too.