Federalists vs. Antifederalists Interviews

The creation of the U.S. constitution gave the federal government more power. It was created in 1787. The constitution didn't take effect until its ratification in 1789. It was a major victory for federalists.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Constitution

Do you support democrats or republicans?

"democrats"

What do you think would happen if the U.S. constitution was never created?

"We would have a weak federal government and the states wouldn't be very united."

Life the Book Reflection

1. One thing I'm proud of in the writing is was just finishing the article.

2. make meaning early

3. If I had more time I would probably add more information to the article.

4. Knowing that it's going to be published somewhat encourages me to write better.

Senate Health Care Hearings

What do you want to accomplish?
My character's goal is to keep free market health care.

How do you plan to accomplish it?
Convince everyone that universal health care is too expensive and will lower the quality of medical care.

Who are you working with to get this done?
republicans

More Opposing Viewpoints

This debate doesn't affect my topic for Life the Book because it isn't focused on health care.

I think universal health care would be too expensive and would lower the quality of health care. It may sound like a good idea but what if it doesn't cover all medical needs? I don't think universal health care would work well.

Opposing Viewpoints and Topic for Life the Book

The health care debate doesn't affect my topic for Life the book. My topic relates more to ethical debates.

I feel neutral in the health care debate. Universal health care seems like a good idea but it might be too expensive.

Life the Book Humanities

1. stage of life- childhood
interesting genetic technology- xenotransplantation

2. Research is done by pharmaceutical companies.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenotransplantation

3. Xenotransplantation is a form of organ transplantation which has been done for over sixty years.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organ_transplantation

http://health.howstuffworks.com/human-body/parts/organ-transplant.htm

4. stem cell research

Research is not funded by the government.

This has been researched for over fifty years.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stem_cell

http://stemcells.nih.gov/info/basics/

Life the Book American History

Hospitals and doctors are funded by patients. Some people have employers who pay for health care. The government does not provide insurance for everyone.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_in_the_United_States

1. A compelling character is developed, has background information, and has a personality.

2. An interesting plot is well written and has a beginning, middle, climax, and an ending.

3. They would replace any sort of scientific terms with words that that an average person would understand.

4. A writer would probably write an interesting intro to get the readers attention.

Life the Book Ideas

1. Beyond
Passing on genetic information.



2. Adulthood
having kids



3. Childhood
vaccination

Beginning the Internship

1. The environment I would work in would probably involve working on computers in an office like building. Either that or I would like to work with animals.



2. The type of skills I would like to use are computer skills and creative abilities. I see myself having a career in film making and animation.



3. I would want to see how movies and things are made.

Twitter

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/10/opinion/10rich.html?src=tptw

I found it interesting how politics has managed to make its way into social networks on the internet. At first this article seemed like a review of the movie "The Social Network". A movie about Facebook doesn't seem very interesting.

Politics on social networks
http://www.infoworld.com/t/architecture/social-networking-sites-next-big-thing-in-politics-307

Dying for Dixie

The main cause of Michael Westerman's death was he was flying a confederate flag out of his truck. Doing something such] as that would obviously be concidered offensive and would provoke hostility. In the article it is stated that Michael had acquired the flag from his family when he was very young. The article also makes it seem like he was raised in a racist environment. Michael Westerman was probably raised by racists and this eventually led to his death.

Effects of the Civil War

http://www.socialstudieshelp.com/USRA_Civ_War_Effects.htm

The civil war was a war where America was split into two. In the end it did have a few positive outcomes.

Article Relating to Constitution

http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2007-10-18/news/breathtaking-abuse-of-the-constitution/

1. It seems that the article was about somebody who violated freedom of speech.

"In a breathtaking abuse of the United States Constitution, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas, and their increasingly unhinged cat's paw, special prosecutor Dennis Wilenchik, used the grand jury to subpoena "all documents related to articles and other content published by Phoenix New Times newspaper in print and on the Phoenix New Times website, regarding Sheriff Joe Arpaio from January 1, 2004 to the present."

2. The concept of freedom of speech is relevant.

3. The connection to freedom of speech was interesting.

What Stands Out

What stands out is the project I finished. I'm just happy I got it done. What's working well is that I'm getting work done. My goal is to make it through the next new weeks.

American Icon Artist Statement

It was late at night. I was about 5 years old and I was watching TV in my grandparents' living room. I was watching an animated movie that I had never heard of before. The film was titled “The Secret of NIMH”. I couldn't understand much of the plot at the time, but I knew it was a story about a family of mice. When the movie ended I couldn't stop thinking about it. It was a film that left such beautiful images in my mind. I never forgot about it.

A few years later, I decided to watch The Secret of NIMH again after I had found it on DVD one day. This time I was able to follow the entire plot. As the movie played I was overwhelmed with nostalgia. It was a beautiful, deep, and touching film and I loved it.

The director of the film was named Don Bluth. I searched his name on the internet to find out if he made anymore movies. I was surprised when I realized I had seen a lot of his movies when I was young. I also found out that he was an animator who worked for Disney. Don Bluth was the director of other animated movies such as “The Land Before Time”, "An American Tale", and “All Dogs Go to Heaven”. I loved all of those movies when I was very young.

After watching some of Don Bluth’s films again I realized with animation anything is possible. Animators can use blank paper to create any kind of story they want. The artwork of Don Bluth and many other animators have inspired me to become a better artist.

Icon Artist Statement Opening and Closing

In a continuum of American icons, I feel that the majority of them could be considered inspirational to certain people. I think that whether or not someone or something is an icon is a matter of opinion. What some may consider to be an inspiring icon might be disliked and uninspiring in another person's opinion. I don't think one person can create a list of official American icons it's based entirely on someone's own opinion.

In my opinion most of the people I consider to be icons are movie directors, animators and or artists. One person I consider an icon is an animator and director named Don Bluth. I first saw one of his movies when I was about five years old. It was on TV and I had no idea what it was at the time, but I loved it. In my opinion Don Bluth's work is very inspiring.

1. I chose this opening because it states that whether someone or something is an icon or not depends on opinion and the closing describes who I consider an icon.

2. I stated that whether someone or something is an icon or not depends on opinion.

3. I would hope that someone who read my artist statement would have liked it.

Icon Information

Tim Burton

Tim Burton was born in Burbank, California in 1953. He is a director, producer, writer and an artist.

Don Bluth

Don Bluth was born in 1937. He was an animator who used to work for the Disney company. He eventually left Disney and started his own animation studio in the late 1970's. He made many successful animated films in 1980's.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_burton

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Bluth

Possible Icons

My list of three possible American icons.

Tim Burton
Don Bluth
Hayao Miyazaki