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Dior Thompson Capstone

Posted by Dior Thompson in Capstone on Saturday, May 27, 2017 at 1:42 pm
Physical Representation
Physical Representation
​For my senior project, I decided to design and write a book of poetry. For as long as I can remember it has been my passion and I could even say an extension of who I am. I decided to make this my capstone because I have had so many poems that I haven’t shared or I never had the chance to finish. As I began collecting the many things I had written I saw just how far I’d came mentally and emotionally. This goes for both my writing and my experiences in life.
As I completed this project, I was overwhelmingly happy with my finished product, who I was before and who I am now after I have written it.

I am very excited to share my Capstone with the world!

Tags: 2017, Capstone, Gray
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Photo Journal

Posted by Dior Thompson in Environmental Science · Aziz · E on Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at 9:38 pm

Beginning this project I was under the impression that when it came to plants everything was smooth sailing. I’d never heard of tower gardening and essentially I was interested in how exactly people incorporated it into their everyday lifestyle. Tower Gardens are a powerful idea of growing food in the future. It was pretty cool to see just how short of an amount of time that was needed for plants to start growing. Surprisingly this was with little to no maintenance.

Over the course of the two weeks I was disappointed because my eggplant seemed as if it didn't have a single ounce of growth effort. Sustainability is being able to uphold long term ecological stability. Tower gardens would go a long way in the correlation between our ecological footprints as humans. We would be able to not only sustain ourselves but to cut down on the harmful acts that sometimes come from our choices.

The photo journal was a great way for me to keep track and identify the changes within our plants. My eggplant didn’t show much growth until I began to notice a difference on the last day, we were set to transition the plants. I had finally spotted a sprout!


https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1hNKaVkis4y2oDrE6WN1er8wNYkuDPvFO91muAxYdAA4/edit#slide=id.g1bbbddd0d6_2_10
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My Skirt

Posted by Dior Thompson in ART ADV - Hertz - b2 on Friday, June 5, 2015 at 9:17 am
1​) Describe your project.
My project was to sew my own skirt.

2) What did you learn while completing this project?

How to work with a sewing machine :)

3) What was the hardest part about completing this project?

Getting my sewing line straight.

4) What was the most fun/exciting part? Looking at my final project....

5) If you were to do this project over again, what would you do differently?

Learning how to do my sewing line straight
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Spanish Book

Posted by Dior Thompson in SPANISH 2 - Moran - X on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at 12:30 pm
We choose a little boy named Casper... It was maybe the most challenging project for me.. Although, this one was turned in on time and I persevered through all difficulties that came up for my partner and I.
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News Broadcast

Posted by Dior Thompson in SPANISH 2 - Moran - X on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at 12:27 pm
https://www.wevideo.com/hub#editor/308265795
This project was kind of stressful..We got it done in the end though... So I am really proud of my group members and my self... Our quality could've definitely been better but our Spanish was great.
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Eulogy

Posted by Dior Thompson in SPANISH 2 - Moran - X on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at 12:21 pm
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I made this eulogy for my Auntie Clarisse.. I miss her dearly and may she rest in peace.
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Ser vs Estar

Posted by Dior Thompson in SPANISH 2 - Moran - X on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at 12:05 pm
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One of my first projects for Spanish..I think looking back I'm still proud of my work..
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Pablo Neruda Poem Project

Posted by Dior Thompson in SPANISH 2 - Moran - X on Monday, April 13, 2015 at 11:29 am
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This was a very successful project for me . It was an independent project and I am very proud of myself.
I choose Pablo Neruda to define for this project. This man really was someone special..
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Travel Project

Posted by Dior Thompson in SPANISH 2 - Moran - X on Monday, April 13, 2015 at 11:12 am
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https://www.wevideo.com/hub/#med/ia/ci//349727462
https://prezi.com/i5n9k9twcgi1/untitled-prezi/ 
This project my group decided on Guatemala. I thought it was pretty cool. We had to figure out all the finer components of making a international trip outside of the country.
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Clay Example

Posted by Dior Thompson in ART ADV - Hertz - b2 on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at 12:14 pm
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Sculpting Right

Posted by Dior Thompson in ART ADV - Hertz - b2 on Sunday, December 14, 2014 at 1:29 pm
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I don’t start out with a particular image when sculpting. When I sculpt, I only think about what’s in my hand and where I can go with practically nothing. I relate with only a slab of clay thinking of it as my life.

I start off with thinking of how life can never be exactly perfect, same thing with sculpting. When you are sculpting with your fingers, you’re using basic tools you hands.

With my piece I decided to not color it because the earthly tone was the look I was going for.

I had fun with this piece of art and look forward to doing something more advanced in the future.


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Oral History- Dior Thompson

Posted by Dior Thompson in African American History - Roy - A on Monday, May 26, 2014 at 8:28 pm
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Abstract:

Dior Thompson interviews her Great Grandmother (84 year old, Earlene McCullough nee Beft) on how her life was growing up in time where segregation was prominent. Dior touches basis on where her family was born, what personal experiences she was exposed to, and the types of different radio stations that blacks and whites listened to separately. They talked about what it was like living in a time when Martin Luther king was alive, and what type of changes started to come about and her families part in the Great Migration. Earlene being the youngest of 8 never really experienced as much hate geared towards her like her other family did. * She will refer to her as Nana, at times during the interview” *


Research:

The great migration is the movement of large amounts of blacks (about 6 million) moving to the northestates. The majority of blacks moved to major northern cities like Chicago, Detroit, Pittsburgh and New York. Although by the end of World War 2, many of them moved to the West.

The economy was one of the reasons why blacks wanting to move. Since being freed from slavery, southerners had only few job choices.Many in order to provide were forced to turn to sharecropping, tenant farming or becoming a farm laborer. Shortage of jobs was a big issue in the South, so most just up and left. Another was the harsh laws against them. *The dates vary but some say the great migration started in 1915 or 16. Other sources say it started in 1900.*


Sources:

http://www.blackpast.org/aah/great-migration-1915-1960

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/stories_events_migration.html

http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/great-migration








DT: "This is Dior Thompson & a Mrs.Earlene McCullough , who is 84 years old. It is 6:07 May 23rd"

DT: Nana?

EM: Yes?

DT: where were you born?

EM: Here, In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

DT: Okay and where was your mother's family born?

EM: My mother's was born in Wilmington, North Carolina.

DT: And where was your father's born ?

EM: In Goldsboro, North Carolina.

DT: When you were younger did you experience any type of segregation?

EM:Yes

DT: can you give me example?

EM:Once I visited my aunt in Coatesville, and as I was walking down Main Street, a person called me thee "N- Word"

DT: Was your family apart of the great migration living in North Carolina?

EM:was my family what?

DT: part of the great migration

EM: I guess so, I'm the youngest of eight Dior, So they did migrate from North Carolina into Philadelphia Pennsylvania , But I was born here

DT: where there any casualties in your family around that time?

EM: Any what?

DT: Casualties, like deaths?

EM:  Any tragic things?

DT: Yes

EM: Not that I remember. As, I said I was born here the others were born in North Carolina.

DT: Did they tell you of any things that happened to them? Can you tell me some of the things that happened to them?

EM: They did say that they had experienced some segregation, of course everybody did. At that particular time, that's why neighbor migrating up North for betterment.

DT:  were you ever directly involved in any raids or marches?

EM: No, it didn't happen?

DT: I know that the new Negro Network was established, it was like radio stations and stuff. Did you listen to segregated radio stations? Do you remember the names of any?

The same radio stations we always had were "KYW" I would say that one.

DT: Where did you live? What was your childhood like? Were you wealthy, well off? Did you live in an low income family?

EM: I didn't experience anything because, since I was the youngest, my family always found a way to provide for me okay. I was thee 8th child.

DT: when you were younger growing up, did you have any friends that were from a different race than you? Did you ever get that chance to have friends at a young age who were of a different race?

EM: When I was coming up, no, basically all my friends were all people of color.

DT: What was it like to live during the time of Martin Luther King?

EM:  I would say I had a pretty good life you know things were changing at that particular time. the change was coming at that particular time when Dr King born.

DT:  were you surprised when he was assassinated?

EM: I certainly was

DT: did you ever feel as if you would  live to see the first African American president?

EM: ..?

DT: Did you ever believe that you'd be able to see an African american president come into office?

EM: I guess yeah because that would be, I didn't know when but I'm sure that it was going to happen but I didn't know when of course.

DT:  did your mother or father ever tell you what their childhood was like?

EM: yes

DT: can you explain to me please?

EM:  my mother and my father live in the city of Wilmington North Carolina, in a house that they had there. Where they raised my siblings.  which was my other 7 sisters and brothers.  my father always worked , and my mother was always a domesticate. Domesticate , which meant she always stayed home and raised us children.

DT:  what is the  saddest event that you remember from that time?

* Tape Ends*




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#JovenesDeFiladelfia

Posted by Dior Thompson in Spanish 1 - Rosen-Long - X on Thursday, April 10, 2014 at 10:43 am
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Shining Singing Light Box

Posted by Dior Thompson in Physics - Gray - B on Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at 11:21 am
I chose to light my Jewelry box. I chose this object because I really enjoy collecting all types of Jewelry. When i get older my goal is to collect Jewelry from different places. So far I have jewelry from Austin, Houston, Virginia, Connecticut, Puerto Rico. I fully intend to add more. It represents me because, I like things that stick out ,things that are sparkly, and things that also stick out just like me.
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