Power.

Power is the ability to help, and control the people around you, and to make decisions for yourself and others around you, even if the outcome doesn't make a profitable outcome for yourself. Power is a strength, a quality that is able to influence people,  to your way of thinking. Power is also the ability to be decisive. 

Thinking about Globalization

The Main visual elements are:

• A young Girl
• Her dad
• The words, No, you may not outsource your homework to India

This cartoon is about the issue of globalization, specially, outsourcing.

I think the cartoonists opinion is that he doesn't agree, because he mad the dad say no to her outsourcing to india. 

This cartoon relates to our study of globalization because we learnt about outsourcing.

Feedback - May 5th, 2008

The three most valuable things I learned from the Population Project process were, organisation, preparation, and judging the value of information. The are the three most important important things I learned, because, they will help me in the future, in high school and college.

Organisation will help because it will make me more able to meet deadlines with homework and major projects in the future.

Preparation will help me in the future, because, I will be able to prepare the information I need, accurately, so that I can organise it in to the final product, to meet the deadlines.

Judging the value of information will be very important in the future, because, everyone will be telling me different pieces of information, and I will need to be able to tell how accurate each piece of information is.

Feedback 23 April, 2008

Equality means, that everyone one is looked upon as equals, no one is thought about differently, however, sameness means that everyone is the same; everyone is forced to be the same. In a nut shell, equality to me means that everyone is thought about the same, and sameness is when people are forced to be the same. As defined by dictionary.com sameness means lack of variety; monotony, and equality means the state or quality of being equal; correspondence in quantity, degree, value, rank, or ability.

In the giver, the word equality is used because, all the people are ranked by there ability to do jobs, Asher is given director of recreation because he is able to make people laugh and have fun (P.G 56.) In animal farm the word sameness is used because the animals are forced to be the same by the pigs. The word sameness is also referred to in the giver (P.G 85.)

I think that Lois Lowry uses the language more precisely because she writes about so many things that make everyone equal, ribbons in the children’s hair, and the are split into age groups until they are 12.

Feedback 21 April, 2008

1. When does one become an adult?

In the book one becomes an adult at the age of 12. But in our world legally someone becomes an adult at the age of 18. You are considered an adult when you can work to support yourself and family, you are given responsibility.

2. What does it mean to be an adult?

To become an adult is to be able to support yourself independently. To become an adult is all so to be able to work and care for younger people.

3. At what age are people no longer useful to society?

People are useful to society as soon as they finish their education, because they are now a responsibly and educated person. Once you have finished your education you can help and support other parts of the society.

Feedback Monday April 14, 2008

1. Data analysis – 22^nd April
2. Research Paper – 28^th April
3. Creative expression & Independent investigation – 30^th April

M- Put info in order

Start Research paper

T- 1^st ½ of class Data Analysis

2^nd ½ Research Paper

W- 1^st ½ of class Data Analysis

2^nd ½ Research Paper – Rough Draft

TH- Peer Edit

Type up final draft with corrections

F- 1^st ½ Data Analysis - Finish

2^nd ½ Research Paper – Finish

What are the main visual elements?
The visual elements in this cartoon are the 3 family members, Dinner table, The house, the words, "Yes we could look at your blog... Or you could just tell us!"
What issue is this cartoon about?
The cartoon is about the fact that everything that is done nowadays, is done on a computer.
What is the cartoonist’s opinion on this issue?
I think that the cartoonist is trying to say that it is not a good thing because the parents are trying to persuade the kid to just talk to them.
What evidence in the cartoon supports your opinion on how the cartoonist feels?
Because the Dad and mum are trying to get the kid to talk to them instead of showing them on a blog.
Why is this cartoon ironic?
Because I am writing on a blog, and the main viewers of my blog, are my parents.
What other techniques could the cartoonist have used to make this cartoon more persuasive?
Use the fact that the kid doesn't want to talk to the parents at all, only show them on the computer, he could have typed up the words instead of saying it.