This is my dream trip for World History class.
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Y2K Podcast
My partners were Dylan Horwin and Zack Woodcock. We researched the country of Sweden and its changes since Viking times. Enjoy the quiz show!
The Oppressing Bulldogs
Once upon a time, in a land where there was a plentiful amount of food and water, there lived a group of tigers. They had an amazing legacy and nobody ever thought that they could be defeated. One day, however, a group of bulldogs came from afar and started trading with the tigers. The tigers didn’t realize what was happening and before they knew it, the bulldogs had influenced them so much that the bulldogs seized control of the tigers. The bulldogs took control of the tigers because they thought they were the best because they were dogs. For a long while, the bulldogs were in control of the tigers, making the tigers obey their will and putting them in service. After many years, a tiger who grew up among the place where the bulldogs were from saw what the bulldogs did to other animals so that encouraged him to start protesting the bulldogs, but not with fighting. Instead, he started speaking out in ways like not working when the bulldogs told him to. When the tiger started speaking out, he was captured many times yet when he got out, it was to protesting that he went back to. When the tigers wanted food, the bulldogs started ordering too much from the tigers for their food so the protesting tiger led many more tigers to get their own food. These protests continued for years in ways like tigers not doing their work and disobeying orders.
The bulldogs were fighting other animals in other places and so many bulldogs were needed to fight (and the tigers were still not doing their work) so eventually let the tigers go free. Even though the tigers were happy to be free, there were two groups of tigers inside of the big group of tigers that didn’t get along. They had lots of disagreements and when the tigers were freed, the two groups split and still get into disagreements but on the bright side, the bulldogs stopped oppressing the tigers.
THE END
French Revolution Comic
Aarav’s French Revolution comic
Change the World Reflection
I would work on parts that I might be better at and my partner would work on parts of the project that she might be better at. The part of the project which I would consider my favorite was seeing everything that the Wix editor could offer (but it was also kind of confusing) and finishing the essay. If I could change anything, I would use a website maker that might be less confusing and easier to use and also that I didn’t get Friday so I could help finish the project. The project helped me realize how much teacher pay is dropping and I will try to help raise it again. I might try to research it some more and try to notify more people about it.
Pig Heart Dissection Reflection
I thought that the Dissection was very interesting and it helped to actually see a real heart and know where the blood travels. Something that was different in the heart from what i expected was that the heartstrings looked pale white like a stereotypical bone and how stiff they were. The most interesting part of the dissection was when we looked into the left ventricle and I saw how big it was. The most difficult part was finding the pulmonary veins because there were so many openings on the base of the heart. It would be very difficult and risky because they are still living and blood is still flowing through the heart and I wouldn’t want to do this because it might be too much pressure trying to help someone knowing that their life is in your hands. I learned that after a heart stops pumping, a being dies, blood clots are formed in the heart. I think that the dissection was really cool and my suggestion for future classes is to bring clothespins just in case people have big problems with the smell. Everything that I wanted to learn about was covered.
My Thoughts on Nien Cheng
I am not sure if Nien Cheng would act like the Guards because it would depend on her class status. If she had a black class status, she probably wouldn’t act like the guards because she herself would get a taste of what the guards do and lose her wish to become one. Also, if she had seen them raid a house and kill someone, she would probably not join. But if she had a good status, she might join them and act like them if she didn’t know what they really did.
Perspective Journal #2 – Red Successor Election
Oh, how I felt bad for that girl, Ji-li. I meant for the red successor nomination to only be in good thoughts. Sadly, it ended up with Ji-li learning a terrible truth about her past. It all started out when I stepped into the classroom in the afternoon to begin the election for the red successor. Even though it didn’t look like it, I saw that Ji-li really wanted to win the election. When I saw that Yu Jian was nominated, I wasn’t surprised. Naturally, the class’s chairman would be nominated as a successor. When Ji-li was nominated, I looked at the student who nominated her. As I walked and began to write the candidates’ names on the board, Yin Lan-lan raised his hand. When I called on Yin Lan-lan, she said that the candidates political background should be investigated like when the real Guards are elected. Knowing about Ji-li’s past, I worried what she might learn. Yu Jian told the class that his class status was office worker and that his dad was in the CCP and his mom would join it soon. Then, Ji-li had to state her class status. She said that her class status was also office worker and that her father was an actor. Then, Du Hai asked what her father’s class status was. He had a mischievous look on his face and had an arm laying lazily on the desk behind him. Ji-li had a worried look on her face and I have seen that look on enough students to know that when they have that look, they don’t know what to say. She said that she didn’t know what her grandfather did… only that he died when her father was 7 years old. Du Hai stood up and swept his eyes across the class. He said that her grandfather was a landlord and that her father was a rightist. I knew that her grandfather was a landlord but her father, a rightist? I kept it to myself that I didn’t believe it because when I met Ji-li’s father for conferences sometimes, he seemed alright and didn’t say anything against Mao. But after Ji-li heard what Du Hai said and processed it in her head, she ran out of the classroom and that was the last I saw of her that day. At that moment, I half wished that class status’ didn’t matter because it cost Ji-li something that she really wanted… to be nominated as a red successor.
Ji-yong’s perspective
I was just eating lunch when Grandma said that she might need to get acupuncture and when I heard that, my ears perked up. Ji-li asked Grandma if she needed anything and Grandma said that she would be fine but an idea was forming in my head. Grandma said that Mom would take her to the clinic to get acupuncture when Mom got home. Then, I offered to drive the pedicab to the clinic for her since I had some practice and I feel confident about driving the pedicab, since Ji-li pointed out that Mom would get home late in the night. I also told her that I drove it a few times but when Grandma looked suspicious, I added that it was just for practice.
Once we got the pedicab, I showed them a confident smile but inside, I was feeling very nervous since this was my first time driving it with people actually in the cab. With my sisters pushing the cab and me driving it I felt confident. We stopped at the first red light, and when it turned green, I turned around and yelled, “PUSH!!!!!” We hit a second light without noticing and a truck driver yelled for us to move. Ji-li and Ji-yun fell behind but then I picked up some speed. When I turned around to smile and reassure Grandma, the cab jolted to the side and ran over the curb. Grandma yelled at me and told me to be more careful. I felt a little irony because I did feel some confidence but it was washed away like a sand castle on the beach when I hit the curb.
When Ji-li and Ji-yun, caught up at the next traffic light, I turned back and yelled for them to push the cab. When Ji-li said that I needed to go slower because I almost made Grandma fall out when the cab went over the curb. Grandma told them that I had promised to be more careful from then on. I gave them a sheepish smile but inside, I felt bad that I got distracted and made the cab hit the curb. Once we made it to the clinic with no more mess-ups, I felt some relief that I was out of the cab and nothing bad could happen. After Grandma got acupuncture, I drove her home and I was a lot more careful this time. When Mom asked, I told her the truth that it was easy and that we could do it again anytime she wasn’t home.