College Interview

https://docs.google.com/a/slabeeber.org/presentation/d/1GkzW27mOwFsZ1ElegW3lZQhiADDKSEfjT9F3E_1wAek/edit?usp=sharing
My partner Eric Johnson and I decided to do Temple University for the college needed in this project. We looked at what the college offered, what type of environment the school is in, and what is near the college. Eric was the interviewer and I was the interviewee. We had included all the requirements that were needed. If I could change one thing I did on this project, I would change the setting and how loud we spoke. There were kids screaming and we talked a little low so it was hard to hear some of what we said. Since the video was not that good, I put some things into the presentation document that would improve the expectations.  

College Interview Video

Jessica Slachta and I did a college interview about Purdue University. I was the interviewer, and I interviewed Jessica. It didn't go that well. It was last minute, and rushed. If we taken time management more serious, our video would have been even better. It was just meeting expectations.

Día de los Muertos

https://docs.google.com/a/slabeeber.org/document/d/1fHooMc7L3kM-b8d4jqqnitSQrB_31VX-5sn4jTA27Ys/edit?usp=sharing
​This day of the dead project was very creative and thoughtful. It was an individual project about celebrating and remembering a loved one who died. I was creative with how I chose to represent the memories of my grandfather through the skull and mask. After I created these extra meaningful representations, I went deeply into explaining why I did and what it meant to me. The english reflection was just explaining what happened, and why I chose to incorporate what I did. The español panegírico was focused on the person I chose to do. This project helped me celebrate the life of the person I loved most instead of mourning over his death.

Spanish Project: Día de los Muertos

For this Spanish project we had to decorate sugar skulls and mask for a loved one we had lost. Along, with the sugar skull and mask we had to create a eulogy and a reflection of the person and what they meant to you. I enjoyed this project because it was about to get me out my comfort zone and ask my mom questions that I never thought to ask. I found out a lot about my grandfather being as though I never met him. 

Spanish Book

For the Spanish Book project, Mallika Saini and I made a book about a child that got sick before Christmas and had to go to the doctor's. This project went well,we got a great grade for it! I enjoyed making it with my partner. There was no issues in the process and it was submitted on time. This is my favorite project of mine so far.

Conversational PowerPoint

https://docs.google.com/a/slabeeber.org/presentation/d/1d4AynEbniLhWPAYEmiU_MuLvGZ-RbHXxnofEclIsGEk/edit?usp=sharing
My partner David Trusty and I did this PowerPoint on the different categories for ser y estar. This project was very organized, thoughtful, and had most of the requirements. The pictures that were chosen went along well with the topic that was introduced in each slide. We recorded over and over again until we got it to our best ability. This project was very simple, yet creative. Even though we had a set topic and requirements, we got a lot of freedom with how we wanted to make it. 

Iris Wilson: Dia de los Muertos

​Summary: 

For the Dia de los Muertos project, there were five separate components that the project consisted of. The general point of the project was to create something in remembrance of a deceased relative of mine; in this case, my mother’s aunt Aída. For the first one two components of the project, I created a sugar skull and decorative mask that were meant to be symbolic to my aunt. For example, I chose a mask with nature because she had an eye for nature and enjoyed nature. The third and fourth components were written pieces about my aunt’s life and fifth was video which included a eulogy and pictures of her and family.

Dia de los Muertos Project:

My mother’s aunt Adelaida passed away last summer after suffering from alzheimer's for years. I didn’t really know her when she was still lucid, but she meant a lot to my mom. So by extension, she meant a lot me, too. I decided to create my sugar skull in remembrance of her because I feel as though she played an important role in keeping the family together no matter what, she really tried. One of the things that I remember from the family gathering that occurred after she passed away is how a lot of people kept repeating the same things about her. They continually went on and on about she was truly the heart of the family and how she would want nothing more than for everyone to continue being family regardless of the circumstances we may find ourselves in. I never really meet her, but that’s not at all to say that I never knew her. The way that my family would talk about her, I feel as though I might as well as been watching her life story. They would talk about how she loved to cook family dinners and dancing with Tio Mario at family parties. They would talk about how she would always offer whatever advice she had to give and how she always insisted on helping others, even if they didn’t think they needed it. And that’s another reason why I decided to create my sugar skull in remembrance of her; I wanted a reminder of these little moments, because at the end of the day, all these little moments ultimately changed lives. My sugar skull wasn’t really all that complicated; it just had a few things and the reason for that is because that’s essentially what she tried to do for others--make their lives as simple as easy as possible. After finishing the sugar skull, I realized that leaving the white space also connected with the the fact that the majority of her intentions were pure, she really wanted to simply help others and to have them do the same. With both the sugar skull and the mask that I created, I tried to make the most noticeable and notable feature the eyes. On both objects, there are bright red flowers in place the eyes which are supposed to represent the perspective which she chose to look at life from. Flowers have always been something that I’ve connected with beauty so it just made sense to include them because one thing I know for a fact about her is that she ALWAYS tried to see the best of people and see the beauty of things. That was one of the most important lessons she tried to impose on the family, so I didn’t want to have anything distract attention from that main aspect. The feathers that are on the sugar skull are meant to be angel wings, but they are also representing the fact that she was always “as gentle as a feather”. The gold which I also included on both objects was meant to showcase her bright personality, as well as her golden heart. As I mentioned before, she cared deeply about the welfare of others, family or not. Whether or not she was perfect is up for debate, but it went without question that she was truly a good person at heart. She definitely fit the qualifications for having a heart of gold. I remember standing quietly beside my mother and my sister at the viewing watching lines and lines of people filing in. Admittedly, I was a bit confused because there was a large portion of those who I did not recognize from the family gathering. Then it struck me--these were people who she helped in some way, these were people who she touched and people who were her family too, even if the did not share the same blood. Even after death, there she was, bringing people together with her heart of gold and limitless kindness. She turned strangers into friends and friends into a family that would only continue to grow. On the mask, I colored the skull blue in order to represent the calm and the quiet. She wasn’t one to advocate conflict because she felt it was unnecessarily destructive and she often was one of the few people that could defuse tension when there were family problems actually happening. I would say that the main way “Dia de los Muertos” opened my mind up to celebrating the passing over a loved one is through creating physical representations such as the sugar skull and mask. It’s just something I wouldn’t have thought of, but I feel like those things really bring back the reality of it all.


Panegírico english translation


Hola, me llamo Iris Wilson y yo soy sobrina de Adelaida R. Sanchez.  Hoy, estoy aquí para hablar sobre de la vida de mi tía Aída y que ella era. Ella fue de Puerto Rico, pero ella viviste el mayor número de la vida en su la casa en creciente sol y  Thelma calle. La calle esta pequeño y angosto y también está la casa, pero lo que faltaba en espacio, la hechó levantado en amor. Ella fue la esposa de Tío Mario Sanchez, que fue siempre tan bueno hacia ella. Ella fue una madre de doce hijos, ahora adultos y la increíble tía de muchos más. Ella fue muchas de las cosas; vecina, amiga, adoptiva madre. Ella tuvo una delicada aspecto. Ella fue un pequeño canosa mujer, quien tuvo siempre fue muy corta. Su corazón, como, fue en completamente diferente cuento. Ella fue fuerte y siempre tuvo certeza en el futuro. Ella fue tan amable, y ella prolongada ese cariño más allá de sangre parientes porque ella creyo familia no solo fin en sangre. Ella tuvo un corazón de oro y voluntad de acero. Yo vivo en el área de Frankford y cuando sea yo estoy decepcionado o triste porque yo tiene una casa pequeño y una gran familia, Yo pienso en ella y como ella viviste. Y me recuerda que hay en ninguna parte prefiero esta. Yo estoy nervioso sobre de futuro, pero yo no solo. Tía Aída aprendido ese. Descanse en paz, titi.


Las Calaveritas de Azúcar/Las Máscaras de Calavera


Spanish Book

In this activity, we had to create a children's book. At first it wasn't easy but once my partner and I got it all together our book was a success. This gave us the opportunity to express our creativity through what we know and learned throughout the semester. 
https://docs.google.com/a/slabeeber.org/presentation/d/1iGD88rSIDCx_M7uoemAAtVZ3PVPiTk4LVLHbqrQ2jn0/edit?usp=sharing

Día de los Muertos

Intro

1)Buenas tardes, damas y caballeros. Mi nombre es Shawn Brooks y nosotros estamos aquí para celebrar la vida de mi abuela, Bernice Parish.

(Aquí es un foto de su con mi prima menor.)

2)Origen:

Mi abuela fue de Virginia. Ella movió a Filadelfia cuándo ella a los diecisiete años.

(Aquí es un foto de su con mi abuela orta.)

Indentificación:

3)Ella fue la madre de mi madre. Ella también  fue parte nativa americana.

(Aqui es un de su con mi mamá y mi prima mayor.)

4)Características:

Mi abuela fue una persona amorosa. Ella disfrutó la hora con nuestras familia a menudo.

(Aquí es un foto de su con mi, mi madre, mi hermana, y mi abuela orta.)

5)Localización:

Yo estoy aquí hoy aún su perdido. Yo  tener continuar sin su.

6)Condiciones:

Yo estoy muy triste de su muerte. Yo frecuentemente pienso de las horas  pasamos juntos.

7)Conclusion

Mi abuela fue un persona  muy importante en mi vida. Nosotros tuvimos mucho diversión. Ella también fue fuerte en vida. Mi abuela fue un grande parte en mi vida y me ayudar ser una persona mejor.Spanish pictures.jpg  




(Aquí es un foto de su con mi)








11/5/15

  1. Who is person that passed away?

The person that passed away was my grandma. This was the mother of my mother. Her passing occurred on September 10th 2012. I known and been around my late grandmother for most of my early life while my mother was working to make it possible for me to have a good life. My grandmother was often cheerful, despite her illnesses and her refusal to take her medicine, and enjoy company during her final years. She is remembered for her religious belief in Christianity and going to church every Sunday morning. Before she became too ill and had to use a cane for her final years, she enjoyed going for walk. My grandma and I would go down to the Galley on Saturdays just for our own amusement. My grandmother was very strong women who continue fight through her illness and is a remind that life isn’t as bad as it seems.


b. What did this person mean to you?

Since my mother worked often and was unable to take care me when I was younger, my grandmother was like a second mom. She always spoiled me by doing most things that would normally be expected for me to do. For example, she would clean up after my after I finish playing so I didn’t have to. She also allow me to do whatever I want in her house. This included staying up a bit later than I was suppose to and using electronics for most of the day. However, the main reason why my reason why my grandmother was so special was because she was the only grandparent I was around in my life. I didn’t see much of my other grandmother after she moved from the U.S. and I barely knew my grandfathers. My late grandmother helped my mother the most by being the second parent since my father played the least important role in my life.


c. Why did you decide to create your sugar skull in remembrance of this person?    

The reason why I decide to dedicate my entire benchmark to my grandmother was because out the two people that past away in my life, my grandmother was more important. My grandmother was one of the most important people in my life for she was my provide when my mom was working. When she was living, I went to the school that was right around from her old house. Even after my mother and I finally move out of my grandmother’s house, I continued to go that school. This allow me to be around my grandmother more during her finally years. During that time, I would go to her house after school and sometimes even spent the night or the weekend. Both the sugar skull and the mask are symbols that show my grandmother’s impact on me is still in full effect.  


d.  How does your sugar skull reflect on the person that past away?

Both the sugar skull and the mask reflect on my grandmother’s likes and personality. The mask design I choose decorated has a cross on it because my grandmother was a Christian. I choose mainly to include bright colors over dark ones because overall my grandmother was a happy and cheerful person. My grandma also traveled a lot so I included a bus on my mask. The beads on both my mask and sugar skull show that my grandmother was an interesting person. The feather and flowers also support that my grandmother wasn't a dull person. She like to go out to different places and interact with people. Overall, my grandmother was very a likely person and my mask and skull show the happiness she possessed.


e. How has “Día de los Muertos” open your mind up to celebrating the passing loves ones?

Día de los Muertos has opened my mind up to celebrating the passing loves ones because I like the idea of celebrating love ones. When someone’s death occurs, it can be a very pain experience. However, Day of the Death helps us make time of someone’s death less depressing. As mention before, someone death isn’t the end. Instead, it is the beginning of that person new life in the afterlife. This holiday helps is reminded that the deceased person is not out of our lives for forever.  


Dia de los Muertos has also made me think about death differently. For death was a final farewell for a loved one. However, this holiday has made me see death as more of a cerbation of the life of a dead person. Dia de los Muertos seem more like a person moving away as opposed to them leaving this world.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B__BAtNpCAA

(video)


​In our quarter benchmark, we used simple conjugation and simple sentence construction or to celebrate the holiday Dia de Muertos. We honored a deceased  loved one by dedicating them with a sugar skull, mask, and it eulogy in Spanish Unlike most project/benchmark, we had to work one this one project on our own. I unfortunately had some problems with submitting my project and it cost me some point. From that experience, I learn that I should just the summation more often.


Día de los Muertos

I have chosen to celebrate the life of Boots. Boots was more than my pet, she was one of my closest companions. Boot’s was my present on my 8th birthday. My mother and my sister went to the SPCA and found the perfect kitten to bring home. Boot’s was a rescue from an abusive household, I was so excited for my new cat but when she got to our warm and loving home she ran and hid beneath the couch. Treats, food and toys couldn’t get her to come out and I didn’t even get the chance to touch her. Late in the night I was asleep in my bunk bed when I heard quiet taps on the wooden ladder that lead to my bed. I shot up to find her, Boots, who didn’t quite have a name at the time. She sat there just beneath my feet staring back at me. I couldn’t tell how old she was but the rescue center said she was between the ages of 3 and 6. I reached out my hand for her to smell and she followed with welcoming my touch. I pet her lightly and she began to pur, this soon became our nightly routine. I started finding her high and hid away in my bed each time I’d come home from school, I’d talk to her about my work, school and friends. Boot’s was my outlet and my person to spill all my stress to, she looked at me with sleepy eyes and listen as I’d scratch behind her ears.

Boot’s meant a warm, living thing with feelings that would stick by me and comfort me no matter what. Whether by choice or because she depended on me to eat, she was always there. I personally never liked to cry in front of people, it was uncomfortable and would show weakness. Many people cry into their pillows or even a stuffed animal, well in my case Boots was the victim of all my ugly faces and exasperated sighs. Boots was like a friend who wouldn’t and couldn’t stab me in the back or leave me in the dust. When it was time for dishwasher duty, it was singing time too and Boots loved to hear me sing. A popular song on the radio or a sing along from “High School Musical” me and my cat were there jamin in the kitchen. I didn’t have to get dressed or shower to hang out with her, she saw me in all states and still loved me and slept next to me every night. Boot’s was like a bestfriend that I loved with all my heart.

I decided to create my sugar skull in remembrance of boots for a few reasons. Boots was a bright, beautiful and loving animal who deserves to be celebrated and remembered. I also haven’t experienced losing a loved one except for boots of course. In and through this project I intend to show how Boots was more than a family pet. Boots was a curious ball of fur, and more importantly she was apart of our family and will continue to be remembered by her family.

My sugar skull represents mainly Boot’s characteristics and interests. When you look at a picture of boots you see a grey, green eyed cat with a patch of white on her chest and a total of four white paws. It looks like she's in little white booties or boots, that is how she was finally named. Therefore when you look at my sugar skull you’ll see her reflective green eyes and her grey coat. The music notes represent her love for songs and the “ZZZ”’s represent her absolute love for sleep. The mask I have created in remembrance of Boots reflects her environment and her personality. She was sparkly, pampered and frankly knew her place as top cat in the household. The colors in the mask represent my bedspread that Boots slept on every night along side me. Her fangs pop because they were in clear view when you rubbed the perfect spot behind her ears.

Before this project I have hear about Dia de Los Muertos. Though my previous understanding was not as clear as it is now. I thought people dressed as dead departed loved ones and painted their faces as skulls. Now that I know the celebration is much deeper than that, the whole concept is cool to me. I personally try to be a positive person and as I mentioned I don’t like to cry unless I need to let it

all out. I know that losing a loved one can really tear people down. So celebrating the lives of lost ones and appreciating them is really beautiful. People take the time to celebrate others accomplishments and acknowledge the mark the person put on their world. I think Dia de Los Muertos is a wonderful tradition that empowers the living to celebrate the dead.

This had to be one of my favorite Spanish projects so far. Thank fully I have not yet experienced the loss of someone dear to me so my project was on my cat, Boots who passed away. In the project I describe why Boots was so dear to me as well as all of the members of our family, for she was in our family. She could always make your day better or cuddle up with you at night. Boots was like a best friend who I could talk to about anything and never have to worry about my secret getting out, I miss my little angle every day.  
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Ser vs. Estar Presentation

In this presentation, we were able to differentiate between Ser and Estar by categorizing their uses. If you don't know, ser and estar have the same meaning of "to be". To help the reader understand the differences between them, we used dialogue. I actually loved the process of doing this project and actually benefited me in understanding of the concept. 

Día de los Muertos

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For this project we had to create a mask and a skull candy for someone we knew that passed away. For my project, I did my grandfather. We also had to write a Spanish eulogy and an English paragraph. After that we had to create a video for the Spanish paragraph.

Dia de los Muertos Benchmark

Jake Ashenfelter

https://www.wevideo.com/hub#media/ci/510549127



English Paragraph:

  1. Who is the person?

  2. What did this person mean to you?

  3. Why did you decide to create this sugar skull in remembrance of this person?

  4. How does your sugar skull reflect this person?

  5. How has “Dia de los Muertos” opened your mind up to celebrating the passing of loved ones?


Charles Ashenfelter was many different things to me even though I only knew him for the first few years of my life. The most important thing was that he was my grandfather. I always called him Pop, I’m not sure why but I just did one day and it stuck. Pop seemed to be an average man that just did the same thing everyday, but he was much more than that. He was a caring man that loved his family and spent all of his time providing for his family. He raised several kids, one of them being my dad who is the most important person in my life and I look up to more than anyone, so obviously he did a good job. However there are some things about Pop that I heard were not amazing. He had to work several jobs in order to provide for all the kids, so that meant he was around the house for them much. My dad's siblings would smoke and drink with their friends in the house and my grandfather didn’t have time to tell them to stop. When my dad was my age he was on the all star team for the city of philadelphia for high school football players, however Pop never went to see any of his games. My dad brings this up many times and tells me how much it hurts him that he didn’t come to any of them. It makes me appreciate that my dad comes to every single game of my life, even when he is sick or hurt. However, I never experienced this side of my grandfather. He was always so nice to me. He came to every baseball and football game I ever had. He took me golfing with him. He took me shopping with him. All I have are good memories of him. I’m thankful for the person that Pop was to me but it also disappoints me the way he was to my dad. Pop was the only person that showed me what it was like to experience death because he is the only person I was close to that passed away. Now, enough for all the ranting and getting off topic. What does my grandfather mean to me? I’m not really sure to be honest. My grandfather was always great to me but I only have so many memories from him. All I can remember him by are the things that people say about him. When I go golfing, I get greeted by everyone there and everyone tells me how great of a man my grandfather was and sometimes we even get to play for free or a discount. I listen to the stories that my dad says about him with him and with me. To me my grandfather is a man that cared a lot about me and cared a lot about his family. He may not have always been the best because he wasn’t always around, but the only reason he wasn't around is because he was working to provide for his family. The main thing that I remember my grandfather from is golfing, He volunteered there for the last couple years of his life. I would go there with him and find missing golf balls, then we would bring them back and try to sell them to the golfers for cheaper. So obviously my grandfather was somebody I loved and only had good memories with. I get upset that I forget about him a lot and don’t remember much about him, but that just makes me cherish the moments that I did have with him.

I decided to do my grandfather for this project because he was one of the only person in my life that passed away. Dia de los Muertos is a day to celebrate the dead and to honor those who have died. My whole life I have been sad and disappointed that my grandfather passed away when I was so young. However, I think it is good that I do this project on him because it is time I stop being sad about his passing and use this time to appreciate him and celebrate him. Instead I get to remember the good memories that I had with him. My sugar skull can reflect this person because of everything I put on it. The main thing I remember him by, as I said before, is golfing. This is where I had my best memories with him and I enjoyed it. I didn’t know how to represent golfing on a small skull like this so I remembered the hat that he always used to wear. Everytime I saw him he wore a hat for the golfing club that he went to so I decided to make that hat and put it on the skull. The other thing that I represented him by was his old white hair. I put this on here because this is another thing that I remembered him by. It was always really funny making fun of his hair because of how ridiculous it looked. The only other thing that I tried to represent him by was his favorite color which is why I painted the skull. I asked a few people what his favorite color was and I never really got a clear answer so I decided to put the three answers that I received onto the skull. Yellow, blue and red. I wish that I could have added a few other things to my skull but I couldn’t fit much else onto the skull. The same reason goes for the mask that I created. In the mask there are several different reasons that I drew what I drew. The first of which being the flowers. I drew the flowers to represents life and how nice my grandfather was. Another thing is the flower at the top. I made this one of the brightest points on the mask because it shows how intelligent my grandfather was since it is where his brain would be. I also put a golf ball in his mouth because I needed to show his love for golf somewhere since that is how I remember him the most.

Dia de los Muertos definitely opened up my mind to celebrating the passing of a loved one. Before learning about this, the time of year that Dia de los Muertos takes place would usually be me just celebrating Halloween. Instead, I took this time do remember some of the people that have passed and enjoy the memories I had with them. I never really thought about my grandfather much before Dia de los Muertos. Now I think that I will want to go visit him and remember all of the good times I had and celebrate.



















English Eulogy:

  1. Write an introduction that includes who you are

  2. Write 1-2 sentences for each of the following categories

Reflecting the person:

  1. Origen

  2. Identification

  3. Characteristics

Reflecting Yourself:

  1. Location

  2. Condition

     3)   Write a conclusion of 3-5 sentences.


Hello, my name is Jake Ashenfelter. When I was 7 years old my grandfather passed away. I loved him very much and will never forget him.   He was always smiling and made me smile as well. My grandfather was born and lived in Roxborough his whole life. He was a family man and everyone that knew him loved him. My grandfather worked in a factory his entire life. When he was not in a factory he would spend his time golfing. My grandfather was a kind and friendly man overall. He was funny, caring and humble. I will never forget my grandfather because of these reasons. Today I like to remember my grandfather in many different ways. I try to visit his grave because it will help me remember him and enjoy the memories more. I am not sad anymore about my grandfather passing away. Instead I remember everything we did with each other. I remember how much I love him and how much he loves me and I become happy.


Hola, mi llamo Jake Ashenfelter. Cuando tenía siete años de viejo mi abuelo morir. Yo el amaba mucho y nunca el olvidaré. Era muy joven cuando lo conocí, pero todos los recuerdos que tengo de él son buenos.Él siempre estaba sonriendo y me hizo sonreír así.Mi abuelo nació y vivió en Roxborough toda su vida. El un hombre de familia y todos los que lo conocieron lo amaba. Mi abuelo trabajó en una fábrica el toda su vida. Cuando no estaba en una fábrica pasó su tiempo de golf. Mi abuelo era un muy y simpatico. El divertido, cariñoso y humilde. Yo voluntad nunca mi abuelo debido a estas razones. Hoy quiero recordar a mi abuelo de muchas maneras diferentes. Trato de visitar su tumba ya que me ayudará a recordarlo y disfrutar de los recuerdos más. Yo no soy triste sobre mi abuelo moribundo. En lugar de yo face recordar todo nosotros hacer juntos. Yo recordar cuanto yo to amo y cuanto el amo mi y yo haz Feliz.

Día de los Muertos

Reflection

The person who I chose to do is my dad. The thing that makes this project so emotional for me is that my dad passed away not too long ago, September 24 of this year in fact. I chose to do my dad because he was one of the most important people in my life, if not the most important. He was the closest person to me by far I don’t know of anyone who was like him, and it hurt me so much when I found out that it happened, and what made it even worse was that he was on his way down to see me and my sister when it happened. I will forever regret not saying “I love you” before he left the day before. He wasn’t really perfect I think the reason that he died was that he wasn’t perfect, but he was the perfect dad. He did everything that he should have did as a dad. I never really knew anything about his personal life, but I didn't really care about that. I know he didn't have a real career, but he always had a job. For as long as I can remember he had a job that provided for me and my family. He was also one of the toughest people I knew. My dad would put his life on the line to protect me and my family. I really looked up to him for that. No matter what anyone says I think that my dad was perfect, sure he had his flaws, but who doesn't. I’m always going to love him and miss him very much.


My dad meant everything to me. He was the one who taught me what I know today. I have nothing against my mom, but I feel like my dad was just a more dominant figure in my life. He’s the -reason why I am such a big sports fan. From an early age he exposed me to sports, mainly football. One of the main reasons why I’m a diehard Eagles fan was him. Whoever took my dad away from me took everything away from me. He was the only one who understood me and I was the only one who understood him. Sure he got on my nerves, but he was my dad, so I really didn't care because I loved him so much. I know that I said that he means everything to me, but he meant more than everything to me, if that is even possible.


I decided to create my sugar skull in remembrance of my dad because it was so recent, referring to his death. He was such an inspiration on my life. Most of the things that I do revolve around him. Like he taught me different things that a female couldn’t teach. There was nothing that I couldn’t tell my dad. I regret not talking to him more than I did. I can't even tell him the things that I wanted to tell him as I got older. Before this abrupt end to my dad’s life, I was going to talk to him more than I did. He was always at my house although he didn't live with me. This gave me the satisfaction of having my dad around more than other people whose parents are separated. Overall the main reason why I decided to make my sugar skull in remembrance of my dad because of how recent his death was, how big of an inspiration he was, and to get over all of the regrets that I have.


My sugar skull represents my father because the colors on the skull are the colors of our favorite football team, the Philadelphia Eagles. My dad and I were diehard Eagles’ fans. He would always come to my house and watch the games with me, sometimes spending the night if it was a very late game. There has been countless times where me and him would watch the games that come on throughout the day just to see the Eagles play. I grew up watching the Eagles and he was the main reason for that. There is also a little blue patch that is on the side of the skull. I only did this because there wasn’t any more black paint, but it does relate to my dad. His favorite color was blue, so I decided to use the blue paint to fill the rest of my sugar skull. The blue is too light though, his favorite color is like a navy blue color. My dad really wasn’t the person to go over and beyond with things, so that’s the reason my skull is so plain. If it was up to him he would have left the skull all white and not had did anything to it. If it wasn’t required to decorate it I probably wouldn’t have done anything because that's how he would have wanted it. I decorated my mask the same way with the same colors. My dad probably would have just colored it blue and left it at that.


“Dia de los Muertos” opened up my eyes to celebrating the life of a pasted one by having me realize that you shouldn’t mourn the death of people, but celebrate it. Really I already knew that I should do this. At his funeral I actually said that. While everyone else was crying all I could do was smile, not only to keep from crying, but to show that we should be celebrating his death. I’m extremely hurt and sadden by this, but to this day I haven’t cried, well at least not yet. I don’t think I’ll do everything that is usually done on “Dia de los Muertos”, I don't know if I’ll do it at all, but I definitely know that I’m not going to mourn the loss of my dad, but celebrate it.




Español Panegírico

Me llamo Rymir Vaughn y yo tengo quince años de edad. Yo soy el hijo de William Vaughn. Mi padre fue de Filadelfia, específicamente el oeste de Filadelfia. Él vivió con su madre y dos hermanas. Yo nunca supe eso su padre está no presente. Él fue muy cómico. Él fue un trabajador dedicado. Él fue un hombre diligente. Mi padre fue un hombre bien

Yo estoy muy triste. Yo quiero mi padre aquí con mi otra vez. Yo necesito más tiempo con mi padre. Amo a mi papá y lo extraño. Mentalmente yo estoy dolido. Yo necesito a deco te amo uno más tiempo. Eso es el más importante cosa a me. No diciendo te amo estoy me lastima. lo extraño tanto.







Español Ser y Estar Presentación - Zack Waxler y Ngozi Enwereji

For this project we had to make a presentation to demonstrate the different uses of the verbs ser and estar, which both mean to be in Spanish. We had to distinguish the difference between ser which is used for "permanent" descriptions and estar which is used for "temporary" descriptions. In the project we showed the various application of each verb. My partner for the project was Ngozi Enwereji. 


https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Qoc2119JwnK7vT2PsabeehEz3D9B67ketCH79R4Hyo8/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=60000

College Interview

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrfHTiqRXP0

During this project we had to pretend we were interviewing a student to get into a college. I really like this project cause it helped not just me but my partner understand and practice basic conversation. I was interviewing a guy who had came from New Jersey all the way to Santa Fe to enroll in a school where he wanted to do engineering in. We talked a his neighborhood and how it differs and we compared it to the school's neighborhood. He told me about his family and how they all are. We explained to me why he wanted to become an engineer. 

Dia De Los Muertos

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This project really meant a lot to me because it gave me a chance to show my love for a past loved one. In this project I had to design a skull to represent my love one. It gave me a chance to celebrate their my loved one. That was unlike any project I have ever done and it was really creative. I will always remeber this project.

Spanish Children's Book

I believe that this project was the best of them all. I believe that this was the best project for me as an individual thus far because I received praise for my Spanish book as well as a meeting expectations grade. The grade that I received for this project was an eighty-five. The components for this project were difficult, but I believe my partner and I were able to include all of them. The components for this project were: clothing, feelings, season, and sickness. I think that this project not only helped me with the technique of learning new Spanish concepts, but with the concept of learning time management skills. 
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