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Q4 Project Salvador Dali

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M.Stones

Hertz

Art


    For my quarter four project I decided to create a painting inspired by the style and artwork of Salvador Dali. Salvador Dali is one of the world's most famous surrealist painters, he is very iconic for his role in the movement and his impactful work. I choose him because, he was the artist I decided to work on for my quarter 3 project. Surrealism itself is a style of painting that I enjoy and like to paint. Surrealism is a 20th-century avant-garde movement in art and literature. It sought out to release creative potential of the unconscious mind, such as irrational juxtaposition of images being an example. Or an easier example would be drawing or painting an oxymoron of two things or one thing, sometimes random things you would not see together. My painting itself was inspired by not one painting by Salvador Dali but his overall style. I do not have a name for the painting yet, but for this painting I wanted to incorporate organic things. That being the nude upper half of a woman's body, trees and flowers growing from the fingertips to show that the women is the birth giver of everything (mother nature). The painting is meaning to show the destructiveness and beauty of nature in total. While incorporating use a grimness to the painting and things I like. Such as giving the women a floating potato for a head because I love potatoes.



UncleMuk: Senior Capstone 2018

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For my 2018 capstone I killed two birds with one stone, by creating my portfolio for Art School application. Using the same artwork while making more, I would put all the art In a scrapbook full of my artwork. It would essentially be artwork from 2017-2018, paintings and drawings I have worked on during and outside of school. The process wasn't meant to be long, but it was due to me having to create more paintings for my college portfolio. So I can have enough good work to get into the schools of my choice. While having more pieces for my capstone as well, the process was mostly buying art supplies, and making paintings for the past few months to complete the project. Also considering having an exclusive art show for the seniors, but I didn't generate enough pieces as I thought I would, and would only present them during my capstone presentation alongside the book. The book was made through google images, google images allows you to make scrapbooks from pictures in your library. It wasn't cheap because they charge for the amount of extra pages you get, but they still ship it to you in the mail. I titled the book 2017-2018 portfolio. 

Still Life In Art

Posted by Mukhtar Stones in Art 2 · Hertz · C1 on
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Hertz


Artist Statement Q2


For my quarter two project we had to create a still life drawing, we would pick one or more objects then draw them from different angles and viewpoints. I choose to do a banana because bananas are one of my favorite fruits to eat, it all seemed simpler and easier to draw while being nicely detailed. I first picked the banana i was going to draw, part of my first step in my process was sketching it out and then drawing it. I did that then I had to draw it from another angle, and as my final step I drew it at another different angle sitting on my hat. I had no real artistic inspiration from any artist only from the fact that I want to draw a deeply detailed banana. I used different pencils for shading and lining, when it came to thinness and darkness in lines, and dark areas.


Q 1 Portrait Project

Posted by Mukhtar Stones in Art 2 · Hertz · C1 on

For our first quarter project we had to draw or paint a portrait that represented a meaning behind it. For my project, I choose to draw a picture of a ram, the reason for this is because i had a hard time and struggled figuring out what I should draw. Ms. Hertz suggested choosing a drawing I already had in my sketchbook and converting it onto the piece of paper. I went through several attempts with drawing something new and different, until I decided to go with the last option that I had and use a drawing I already have.

The drawing is a ram with a third eye, and human like features, the idea behind this drawing itself is that I was relating it to me. Reason for that being is because I am an Aries and I wanted to draw something that reflected my zodiac sign, and also the power of being open minded. Another reason why I just choose this picture is because it was something I had already completed, and it was just a good drawing in general. Color wise I choose, to leave it as a black and white drawing, so I inked it in with, black sharpie pen, copic marker, and a black sharpie. I'm used to drawings thing a lot usually in black and white, it also focuses things more on the details of the picture, without to much color distracting you. I didn't have any real inspiration for this project but only, something that comes from within, and there wasn't any artist I got an idea from to create this.

If i could change one thing about this project it be the time i spent working on it, it didn't take me long to get the drawing done. But it did take me long to come up with something, and because of that I missed a lot of checkpoints, that could have boost my grade up.


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Pencils

Posted by Mukhtar Stones in Poetry · Burrows-Stone · C2 on

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Pencils

  A three part poem


A Tool:


There is a fine tipped tool,

A tool used by,

Geniuses,


And Foools,


Made of pristine,

Incense,

Cedar Wood,

With graphite and led,

Used to write,

Books,

For cooks,

And stories,

For children in bed,


This tool can be sharpened,


This tool can erase,


This tool can be used as a weapon,

To eliminate a whole race,


This tool can start wars,

Writing blood shed into documents,

Recording historical events,

Of battles,

One and lost,

Lives taken away,

Nothing to see,

But a cross,


That happened,

In one place,


This tool can design,

Blueprints of buildings,

For Infrastructure and Sculpture

Line for Line,


This tool can draw,

A Beautiful picture,

That can depicture,


A flaw,


This tool enslaved men,

Passed laws to hang them,


This tool has been used by many artist,

And many creators,


This tool can spark minds in youth,

As it did mine,


This tool educates,

Students,

Across the world,


It's the number one most used tool in the world,

Yet it is always number,


Two







The art of the pencil:


A single pencil alone,

Can create the most,

Beautiful art,

A pencil alone,

In the hands of a creative mind,


Could create art that is unfathomable,


Speaking many stories,

Interpreting many meanings,

Sketches that turn into full blown portraits,

Drawing was the very first talent i was good at,

Something I could find sanctuary,

Without a worry in mind,

Is where,

I was at most of the time,

Taking myself to another place,


See it all starts with a pen,

Marker,

Crayon,

Or even chalk,


On the sidewalks that walk,

Or on the board,


With,

Ear,

Irritating,

Sounds,

That kept students bored,


But you,


Could only hear the sound of my pencil,

As i rapidly,

Drew monsters,

Characters,

Even students I didn't like,

As a creative expression,

That later helped me conquer depression,

It became my therapy session,


See this pencil is my obsession,

For the art I love now,

And that is a blessin,

The art of the pencil is so beautiful,

It even reflects oppression,


See art speaks many,

And even louder words,

That can be heard as the pencil,

Scribbles across the paper,

That most find absurd,


See you must master this pencil,


This pencil is a fine tipped tool,


That when past down,

Can be a stepping stool,


To another artist,

See the pencil,

Itself,

Is art itself,

That created itself,


Defining many things we know,

As art itself,


You yourself,

Are a piece of art,

Created by the lines of a stencil,

Created by the pencil,

Of man and woman,


You become,

The pencil,

That uses the world,

As a  sketchbook,

To be created how you look,

What you put into this world is art,

And you are the artist,

You are the pencil,

That soon will be broken,

If your mind isn't awoken,

To the hidden truth of your talent,

Be awoken to your own talents,

And find artistic balance,

In the pencil.




A broken pencil is a broken soul:


A broken pencil is a broken soul,

I put my soul into the,

Pen,

Pen,

Pencil,

That i write,

My poetry is my art,

That cannot be put into words,

My words,

Words,

Words,

Recite the poetry that i scripture,


A broken pen,

A broken pencil,

Is a broken soul,

When the love and hard work,

Comes from,

The led tipped,

7.5 inched,

Hexagonic,

Wooden,

Shaped tool,

That I use to,

Express that words,

I can't finesse,

Through my tongue,

Because it is guarded by the cat that took it,

My pencil is broken,

Because I lost the love i have,

To be an artist,


A poet,


A writer,

But that love cannot be lost,

Because what is lost can be found,

And what is found can be treasure,

The gold to the person who desires it,

In his heart,

The pencil i use is my art,

My soul is broken,

But my third eye is woken,

And write facts and spit them,

That got these fugazis choken,


My pen,

Pen,

Pencil is broken,

But some tape can fix,

Make all better,

But what's better,

Than a favorite pencil,

A NEW PENCIL?

Maybe,

But i don't feel like getting one,

Cause i'm lazy,

And cuz,

Writing with this pencil,

Gives my fingers that buz,

And i don't wanna lose that,

Feeling that once was,

The best feeling u could get,

Cause nothing satisfies me more,


Than drawing a complete picture,

Or a poem,

That gives a slight painful sensation,

That gives me quite the elation,

In my ring finger.


A broken pencil is a broken soul,

When you lose sight,

In what truly matters,

U and your talent,

And what you love is that light,

And it's beautiful,

To see fly off and sour in the wind,

Like a kite,


A broken pencil is a broken soul,

But you pick up that piece,

And keep writing,

And erasing,

Because nothing is ever broken,

When your mind is awoken.



Natural Disasters and Earth System Research

Posted by Mukhtar Stones in Environmental Science · Aziz · E on
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​My group worked on the affect of wildfires to the ecosystem, in my group I worked on how the wildfires affect the geosphere. The geosphere is considered the inner portion of the Earth system including, rocks, minerals, landforms and the processes that shape the Earth's surface. 
It causes the interior structure to catch on fire and things be burned down into ashes, such as trees and lands. 
Positive way the burnt ashes of the trees, has minerals and vitamins in it to make the ground even richer.


Extreme heat from the sun and humid heat coming together and cause fires to start. Also lightning strikes hitting trees causing fires to start. According to pacific bio “Approximately 90% of fires in the last decade have been human-caused, either through negligence, accident or intentional arson. Some of the fires caused by accidents and negligent acts are through unattended campfires, sparks, irresponsibly discarded cigarettes and burning debris. The remaining 10% of fires are caused by lightning strikes, which are especially prevalent in the Western United States and Alaska.”
We can prevent it by being more careful when we are in the wilderness with fire, make sure you put out your fires. Be careful with extreme heat or any campfire, makes sure we don't have it catch anything flammable on fire. Don't throw away any waste that cause an instant combustion. 
http://www.pacificbio.org/initiatives/fire/fire_ecology.html


“Fire regime refers to the patterns of fire that occur over long periods of time, and the immediate effects of fire in the ecosystem in which it occurs.”

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1765LGD7FkIqb9CYqo1G4vkI1mTfGV9_o9V6my4QEvdc/edit

Q3 Art Project

Posted by Mukhtar Stones in Art 2 · Hertz · d1 on

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Hertz

Art


For my Q3 art project i created a sculpture combining a shoe clay, screws, feathers, and marker. The point and idea if my project was to create something I like or bring something I love to life. I love wearing converses so I came up with the idea of personifying one of my old shows giving it eyes a mouth and feathers. The sculpture represents many things for one skateboarding the feathers represent how I fly through the air when i do tricks and the eyes and the mouth are my shoe and feet coming to life whenever i do. I had a different idea for the project i wanted to give it hands a sculpted mouth, and horns to represent that my fear are monstrous when I'm skateboarding but I didn't use enough of my time to combine the sculpted hands and horn with the show. Which were sculpted out of clay along with the eyes that were already painted and done. I call the art piece “The monster in my converses”.



Bio-Compost Bin

Posted by Mukhtar Stones in Botany · Aziz · y1 on
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For my quarter 2 botany project I worked in a group with Austin, Obassi, and Darome, where we created an environmental friendly design for the school. We worked with Principal Johnson in order to create school friendly bio degradable trash bins. That helped keep the school clean, and that were used in the school yard whenever students played outside. We followed all the checkpoints, and made sure the project was done correctly by meeting up with Mr. Johnson. 

Our project design is made for the purpose of throwing away bio degradable items into a mini compost bin, that will be removed every often it needs to. This project was made to get rid of bio wast and keep the outside of the school clean because there is a problem of students leaving food behind after lunch, such as banana peels, and orange peels. 
We could use the compost from the bin for the rest of the other compost that is used in the school yard for plants that need, water, and sunlight to grow.

This project shows what we as mankind can do to change our environment and take the initiative to improve it. Nature is apart of our environment, full of living organisms and fauna, if we use technology to help better it to keep it safe. Technology is man made we need to create more man made devices to help our environment and nature. We didn't complete and create some of the things we wanted for the design but it still came out right. Its not our exact blueprint and we wanted more but its our basic and general idea of how it should be.

As you can see I am very proud of our project we could of done more and better, if given a second chance, we created the bin so it would be movable with wheels. We wanted to make sure it be protected and nobody be able to steel it or break.

Q2 Art Project Mixed Media

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Artist Statement

For my Q2 project I had created a mixed media project, combining three different forms of art. Why I choose to do this project is for the simple reason that it stuck out to me the most, I was inspired by the different Japanese forms of mixed media. How I came up with the idea of my art piece was I wanted to create something that combined, painting, comic book art, psychedelic art and something physical that represents art and beauty. That was my general Idea but it was still hard to figure out on how I would bring it together for it to look pleasant and immaculate to the eye. I went along with my Idea painting a yellow, purple and orange background, drawing a skull in black and white as a form of the comic book art to add to the painting, and then after that along the way things came to me and I was adding other physical portions. Creating my art piece I realized I wanted my art piece to represents life and death, being connected to art. Each physical piece representing life and death but being a form and tool of art. My art piece represents that life is a beautiful form of art that can be created and erased, such as life being creating and taken away, but life will always remain beautiful. The more life expands the more beauty that is created, when a life is created another one is taken away. There are new beautiful art pieces created everyday that represents life, and there are others that are eventually taken away or discarded, such as life not lasting long. This art piece is important to me because when I see life I sometimes see the very art within it. The eraser represents life being erased, the black pencil is that death is created, and the regular pencil represents that life is created, the rubber bands represent the expansion of life, the skull and blood also represent death. The butterfly represents the beauty of life, and so does the flower, I wrote life in Arabic, because life is universal in all forms of language. The orange, purple and yellow represent that life is also colorful and comes into many colors, and they are an example of that. Color is a form of beauty, art, and color comes from life.

Q1 Benchmark: Color Wheel

Posted by Mukhtar Stones in Art 2 · Hertz · d1 on

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Hertz


Beauty Beneath The Scarf



For my Q1 art project, I had to create an artistic representational piece that is centered around a color wheel. For my 1st thoughts of what to make I wanted to make an edgy, trippy, psychedelic color wheel art piece, but when I drew the art piece I realized that it would be too much work and take up too much time. I wanted to make something simplistic, yet complex, I didn't want anything too mediocre, but extravagant to the eyes. So i started coming up with another idea for a painting. I wanted to do something very authentic, and representational, at that moment I wanted to paint a picture of a woman wearing a khimar with the color wheel being her face. I wanted to use a beautiful Muslimah as a reference for the picture, so I asked my sister if I could draw a picture of her I found on Instagram. She was one of my main inspirations for the portrait, what also inspired me was a color wheel of a skull I had seen on google, which gave me the idea of doing a face. The reason why I called it the beauty beneath the scarf, is because I wanted to create a picture showing how beautiful Muslim women can be despite wearing over garments and being fully covered. So I gave it the name it has because, it shows that all women are beautiful despite, who or what they are whether it's, religion, race, size, and age. That muslim women can be beautiful to despite them wearing khimars. It took a long time to finally figure how I wanted the picture to look but it's finally results came out satisfying to the eye.
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Q1 Benchmark: Webdesign

Posted by Mukhtar Stones in Intro to Design and Multmiedia on
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I created a website where people could create and view art only, I call it wolfgallery. This website is a free space where you publicly can display pieces of art, and view others, like an actual art gallery. I made this website because I thought it be a cool place, where people can find an outlet where they can openly express their artistic values. I called it wolfgallery, because this is a place where fearsome art is made.
https://wolfgallery.wordpress.com/

Travel project

Posted by Mukhtar Stones in SPANISH 2 - Moran - D on
This project had its ups and downs, for the most part we had a difficult time with working with David, he hardly cooperated. We would sometimes respond to him inappropriately, we had trouble with working on the project at the same time outside of school, and sometimes group members may not have been present. We over came it and had a good project, Presenting about vacating in Trujillo Peru, and creating a commercial also. 

Spanish Commercial skit: Do you want to try something new, do you want to try out exotic places and go somewhere that will change your idea of another country.



David is sitting and reading. Mukhtar comes with Will, Amani, and Wayne.


Mukhtar: Estoy Aburrido! Quiero unas vacaciones!

Amani: Wildwood!!

Mukhtar: Nooooo. Estoy Consado de Wildwood.

Wayne: Virginia

All: No

Will: Peru!! Trujillo!

Mukhtar: que todos podemos ir

Amani: Si




















Script II:


Mukhtar narrator: ¿Está cansado de los aburridos cursos de la escuela

Mukhtar narrator: Estás cansado de estar sentado en casa y el mismo aburrido vacaciones.

Mukhtar narrator: Quiere viajar a un lugar exótico? Si desea reservar unas vacaciones venga a empresas de horizonte.

Tienes una hora, fecha y lugar podemos ayudar a.

Nuestra empresa está aquí para apoyar sus necesidades al viajar. Le ofrecemos los mejores hoteles para alojarse en y una gran variedad de restaurantes para comer en y hacia fuera de. Te damos lo mejor de lo mejor. Si su lugar, una actividad, otros lugares y cosas para ir a.

Le damos una lista de diez de nuestros lugares más populares para ir, nuestro número uno hasta el momento es trujillo Perú.


Trujillo Perú es un lugar maravilloso con cosas maravillosas que hacer en ellos. Nuestra empresa da un folleto y una información, como una diapositiva de google, sobre el lugar usted podrá disfrutar de.











Slogan -

Horizon enterprises, where the times are cheerful and are prices are low
Trujillo Peru

LAS NOTICIAS BENCHMARK

Posted by Mukhtar Stones in SPANISH 2 - Moran - D on

Quarter 2 Spanish Benchmark


Los Pilares: Amani & Mukhtar

El Tiempo: Will  

La Moda: Niset

Noticia De Última Hora: Anaiah

La Salud: Shaylyn


Amani & Mukhtar: ¡Buenas Diaz!

Mukhtar: Hoy es quince de enero de dos mil dieciséis.

Amani: Me llamo Nina Rodriguez.

Mukhtar: Y yo soy Mateo Estefan.

Amani: Bienvenido a Buenas Díaz Venezuela.

Mukhtar: Estamos en vivo desde Venezuela.

Amani:  ¿Comó estás Mateo?

Mukhtar: Estoy libre de cáncer. ¿Y usted?

Amani:  Muy bueno y feliz para ti.

Mukhtar: Gracias.

Amani: En primer lugar es pedro con el pronóstico del tiempo.

Mukhtar:  A usted Will.

El Tiempo

William: ¡Buenas días Venezuela! Yo soy Pedro González, su meteorólogo. El pronóstico para esta semana es…


LUNES

El lunes, 25 de enero, el alto será de noventa y cinco grados fahrenheit y la baja será de setenta y cuatro grados fahrenheit. Estará parcialmente nublado con una probabilidad de lluvia, y con cero por ciento de precipitación.

MARTES

El martes, 26 de enero, el alto será noventa grados Fahrenheit y la baja será de setenta y cuatro grados Fahrenheit. Estará parcialmente nublado con una probabilidad de lluvia y el veinte por ciento de precipitación.

MIÉRCOLES

El miércoles, 27 de enero alta, será noventa y uno grados Fahrenheit y la baja será de setenta y dos grados Fahrenheit. Estará parcialmente nublado con una probabilidad de lluvia y diez por ciento de precipitación.

JUEVES

El jueves, 28 de enero, será el noventa y tres grados Fahrenheit y setenta - dos grados Fahrenheit. Estará parcialmente nublado con una probabilidad de lluvia y diez por ciento de precipitación.

VIERNES

El viernes, 28 de enero, será el noventa y tres grados Fahrenheit y uno de setenta grados Fahrenheit. Estará parcialmente nublado con una probabilidad de lluvia y el veinte por ciento de precipitación.


William: A usted en el studio.


Mukhtar: ¡Gracias Will!

Amani: Próximo es la medica con claudia

Mukhtar: Próximo es doctora Claudia.Tiene noticias sobre la salud mental que desea escuchar. ¿Claudia?


La Salud

Claudia Sanchez: Gracias Nina y Mateo. Para las noticias de salud hoy, seando simpático está muy bueno para tu salud. En Caracas, Venezuela, un actor de gestos fue vio ayudando una mujer sobre el calle.

Los oficiales de salud dice seando simpático puede guia a bueno salud, menos estrés y una mirada positiva sobre la vida.

Cuando dando complidos beunos y  estando simpatico es se llama de “ayudantes de alta”.


Claudia Sanchez: Aqui es el hombre detrás de la pinta de cabeza. pardon, senor,

Actor de gestos: Hola.

Claudia: Encontando. dice me “que paso” ayer

Actor: Pues, Yo fui caminando y yo veo una mujer intentando caminar sobre de la calle. Ella cosi comio. Pues, Yo fui a la mujer ayudar ella sobre de la calle. Como nosotros caminamos, nosotros hablamos como su vida. Ella esto muy feliz porque ella necesito ayuda sobre de le calle.

Claudia: Como estas antes de ayudando la mujer

Actor: Yo siento muy feliz.

Claudia: Por que


Actor: Pues, Yo sentó muy bueno porque es muy bien hacer para otras. Ella necesito ayuda. Yo estoy feliz yo puede ayudar alguien quien necesito.

Claudia: Que bueno. ve. Esto es mi actor de gestos favorita. Usted escuchó, pues vio lo aquí todos.

Actor: *smiles and hugs Claudia*

Claudia: Pues. mostre me unos movimientos.

Actor: *does random mime trick*

Claudia: espere *imitates mime and laughs*


Claudia Sánchez: *hugs mime then looks at camera* Cuando fue un último tiempo usted esto simpatico alguien. Recordar, seando simpático es bueno para las personas por todo tu y tu mismo.

Actor: *bows*

Claudia: *bows back* Gracias. A usted en el estudio.


Mukhtar:  interesante, Gracias por informarnos a nosotros.

Amani: Si. muy informativo

Mukhtar: ahora algunos la moda con Niset, nuestro experta en moda


La Moda

Niset: Hola, mi nombre es Niset. ¡Caracas y estoy para decirle cuáles son las últimas tendencias son! Con la ropa, accesorios y declaraciones de última moda. ¡Gran aplauso para nuestros dos modelos, Pedro, y Claudia! Caracas en la época de invierno puede ser un poco complicado, pero el conjunto sigue teniendo actualidad clima. Calle de desgaste diario en Caracas son generalmente consistentes en causal de colores brillantes pero oscuras tendencias es ahora! Como usted puede ver nuestro meteorólogo será deportivo un clásico botón rojo y negro plaid vaqueros de pitillo. Se trata de un conjunto muy popular alrededor del mundo incluyendo caracas. Esta camisa puede ser mangas largas o enrolladas. El negro skinnys son muy versátiles en el desgaste diario para cualquier tipo de ocasión. Casual, negocios, o incluso en la calle diariamente. Tanto la camisa y pantalones pueden encontrarse casi en cualquier parte, pero les conseguimos amp de H&M. Claudia es también en el negocio informal, ella llevaba medias de color negro con un bonito vestido azul. Ella también tiene un montón de accesorios que realmente se destaca. Shes tiene un montón de pulseras y trae su traje aún más.


Noticia De Última Hora:

Amani: Nosotros vamos a nuestro reportero superior, María Vásquez.

Mukhtar: ¿María?


Anaiah: ¡Gracias Mateo y Nina! Yo estoy fuera del edificio, donde el cazador de cazadores furtivos el rinoceronte de Sudáfrica, K9 Killer, consiguió su medalla de héroe hace unos segundos. Sus habilidades de rastreo han llevado a la detención de ciento quince cazadores furtivos en el Parque Nacional de Kruger. K9 Killer y su controlador, Amos Mzimba, son volados por helicóptero a rastrear y aprehender armado cazadores furtivos cuando ellos miran o cuando un muerto rhino es descubierto. Señor Mzimba dice, “ Es un honor a tener él en mi lado. Significa que mucho que le ha sido reconocido por su capacidad.¨

El ganador de la medalla de oro PDSA fue anunciado por el comediante británico Ricky Gervais, quien elogió K9 Killer y el equipo de operaciones especiales de Parque Nacional de Kruger. Ahora, a usted en el studio.


Todos: ¡Adios Venezuela!


La Salud: http://m.newser.com/story/217539/helping-others-could-be-good-for-your-mental-health.html


La Moda:


Noticia De Última Hora: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-35264270


​This project was easy for me and my group, I believed we had very well collaboration with each other. It didn't feel like it took long, its just we somewhat started at the last minute. We got a great grade at it but like always there were things we could improve on. (time management) Overall I had a great group and I feel as though we did a good job.
Link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRcQEqtXJ2s

College Interview

Posted by Mukhtar Stones in SPANISH 2 - Moran - D on
This project was very stressful but somewhat fun at the same time. Working with Hadja was cool she's a good partner, and one thing I learned is always be on the same page with your partner. Another things is always remember your script or most of it because constant looking at it while recording a vid won't work. Always play the roll in your video also. 
https://youtu.be/Dlki2yR0g54 https://docs.google.com/a/slabeeber.org/document/d/1oBK2CDHP0ZONTcrsogQK-sY4sxvcKceBAQL7ol3aslM/edit?usp=sharing

Oral Interview

Posted by Mukhtar Stones in AFRICAN AM HISTORY - Roy - X on
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Mukhtar Stones

5/18/15

History-Roy


Oral History Interview: Oreva Stones


Abstract:

For my Oral Interview project for African American History, I choose my grandmother Oreva Stones. What was most compelling about interviewing her was her belief that the system of America Are not doing anything about the problems that African Americans make and all people. She believed that the times had gotten better, but us as people are still having to go through the same problems and difficulties all over again. She connected her beliefs with racism in the workforce, education for blacks during her time,and even going to public places. Such as the Brown V. Board of Education case, part of that her Aunt on her father's side was apart of the case. Her Aunt had bad heart problems and it was hard for her to walk to the black schools which was farther than the white schools which was closer. She believes that all people should be treated equally no matter what and that we should change the system.


Research:

Part of the Brown V. Board of Education, the NAACP created the “separate but equal” doctrine as part of segregating blacks from whites in public school education in 1954. Even though this doctrine was made, the outcome wasn't as it was said to be, black neighborhood schools did not have good educational systems for black students, which made black parents angry to the point where they got the supreme court involved. The case was a part of several other cases, taking place in Kansas, South Carolina, Virginia, and Delaware. There were several black children through their legal representatives, went out to seek admission for public schools that required or permitted racial segregation.


Sources-

http://www.lawnix.com/cases/brown-board-education.html

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/supremecourt/rights/landmark_brown.html


Transcript:


Thursday, 4/30/15

Time 4:30 Grandmother's house

Interview questions:


M.S: Okay, so hello Nanna.

O.S: Hello Mukhtar, how are you today?

M.S: I'm feeling good. Can you give us your full name?

O.S: Oreva Stones

M.S: Oreva stones and you are the mother of my father jihad stones, and when were you born.

O.S: February the third, 1950

M.S: So, as part of your childhood, how did you experience the role of your race in society or other races?

O.S: Well I found out about slavery when I was seven cause my great grandmother was a slave, and I was very upset, very upset, but I didn't really experience racism until I went to Junior high school, because the junior high school I went to was majority white.

M.S: Oh!

O.S: And that's when I experienced racism.

M.S: So do you think the roles that races were set for have changed and are differently now?

O.S: Uh I don't know about differently I would say its more undercover now it ain't so straight outward like it was then, but basically its the same.

M.S: You still think it's the same?

O.S: Um, because we still haven to march and protest after the sixties. When we tore up our neighborhoods, and I was living on a block where they uhh.. In this neighborhood, where I accessorize all the people riding turning over buses, and breaking news stories. You know, and we... in 2015 have to do that again, so to me we had not really did anything. We didn't really move from those things. You know we're still being treated the same way.

M.S: Yeah um, and as a racial society we're stuck in the same place. We're not doing anything, and so when something happens you try to change it but it's not, we're not doing it right. Like what they're doing in Baltimore

O.S: I think now in my opinion is that they know the way um minorities are treated is wrong

M.S: Right

O.S: And instead of treating us right, they still want to go by the old laws and makes us do other kind of things to change the law, when its wrong, and they know it's wrong. They should just change the law without having us going through all changes they makes us make

M.S: Yeah I do see what your saying there.So what do you remember from and during the Civil Rights movements?

O.S: Um...well church of the advocate had black power convention and I believe it was sixty seven, sixty eight, and I lived down the street from there. So I experience uh... the movement I was involved in the movement. Umm the people were marching up and down the avenues with rifles and I witnessed all of that. A guy I was dating was in the national guard and the guys marching up the avenue with rifles, you know. People came all over from everywhere, Chicago, uhh I meet so many interest in people umm...it was...it really changed a lot for me.

M.S: Wow. So tell me how you experience racism in high school, but did you experience a lot of racial segregation, during the Jim Crow Laws?

O.S: No no, that was uhh.. before my time and more down south. It weren't so Jim Crow as we know separate bathrooms and and water fountains and all that, I didn't experience none of that.

M.S: Ohh, I do know that it was more, I mean in the south, but I do know it had some influence on the north, so I was wondering if like is there any occasions you were being segregated.

O.S: No not that way my my experience was was things we just knew we couldn't do because we were black, ya' know

M.S: Oh can you give me a few things.

O.S: Uh, lets see what I could give you well there wast that many people playing football or basketball or baseball or or things like that and ya' know there were no umm managers in the job situation or supervisors, none of that none of that were black when I was a little girl, ya' know by time I got out of high school and stuff they were just changing where they would let us get those positions at work. But where as before my job seniority when you got seniority you could move up, but when they start letting the black people moved up, instead of just moving up because of the seniority they would make us take test to get the position the same position the white people got we would have to take test in order to get those positions

M.S: Well it's somewhat like that now but not racially with sometimes getting jobs or getting into schools, so i think i think i know what you're saying there. Um how was the educational system back then and how do you think it's different now.

O.S: Umm... I think it's better now because you know my aunt your great aunt was in that brown vs the board of education  she was involved in that because my aunt had heart problems, and to walk to school was a hard on her because her heart so this is how she got involved in that because the white schools were closer to her and she could walk without the problem and she had to walk the way to get to black schools and that's how she got involved i have a jet magazine that they were in did i ever show that to you?

M.S: No but that's like interesting because we were just learning about that in school

O.S: Hahahaha!

M.S: Yeah so I... such a great coincidence.keep on going.

O.S: So my so my aunt was involved in that, so i do know a little about that but umm.. when I went to school umm the neighborhood schools were all black..

M.S: All black?

O.S: Mhm. And umm I went out to neighborhood to school which is how I ended up in a school that was majority white.

M.S: So that's somewhat like that now, majority of the neighborhood schools are black, now they have white students, and other racial groups, but mainly black and white. More black than white, so I see what your saying it has change, it has gotten better, which is which is good for the African American society more today.

O.S: Yeah because you had to go to the school in your neighborhood, now the kids can go to any school they wanna go to any school they qualify to go to.

M.S: SO when you were growing up what was it like to be a younger Black/African American girl?

O.S: I didn't have a problem growing up because the whole neighborhood were, ya' know everywhere I went it was majority black. You know what I mean, its only going to be black like in town or or um to the movies n stuff, and that's when i I saw racism because we would be in line and they would wait on the white people before they would wait on us and um they wouldn't want us to sit in seats that weren't that really good or comfortable, where they would give white people with better seats, seating arrangements and things like that. That wasn't until I got older, when I was a little girl I didn't really experience but when i started getting older and started going out of the neighborhood, going places where I saw that at.

M.S: At least its not like that now cause I would have a fit at least you get your own seat cause I would have a fit.

O.S: Yeah.

M.S: When you were growing up did you have black and white friends, white friends, or just black friends.

O.S: When I started junior high I started making white friends, up to that point I didn't have any white friends.

M.S: Oh okay, not even now.

O.S: Oh now I have white friends, but then I didn't, so I've learned to expect people for who they are not just uh she white or she Puerto Rican or ya know you learn to treat people quarter to how they treat you and that's how you get along with people.

M.S: Yeah that's how the world should work.

O.S: That's how the world should work.

M.S: Do you believe all people should have equal rights? No matter who they are?

O.S: No matter who they are.

M.S: Awesome! Have you ever encountered racism, from a police man, teacher, or a random person?

O.S: When I first started working, and this will be seventies after your dad was born, when I started working, at the Philadelphia gas works, that's when I saw really opened racism, umm me and my closest friend, my closest friend at the time was white her name was Debbie and we did almost everything together and she got a cold i got a cold, and when she went to our dispensary, they gave her more medicine or better medicine then they gave me, she would go and she would "Reeva go down to the dispensary, they give you so and so.", but they would never give me the same things that they gave her.

M.S: Oh did she even know that?

O.S: And this is this is like when I started working at the gas company in the 80s, no she didn't know that because i never mentioned it to her at the time but that's when i started um... getting notes and again when i started working at the gas company, because we were melting in the sixties and you would go up o different places and you would learn that people are people but when I started working at the gas company I.. i started getting militating again because there was so much open racism.

M.S: Oh!

O.S: Ya' Know I had to threaten my job with getting a lawyer in order to get the position i should of gotten because of my seniority but they wanted to give it to this white girl and they thought I would let it go and i wouldn't. When i first started working at the gas company i was really amazed at how they did to black people and the black people would say "Reeva this is how it is here" and I would say not for me, because it's not right and I'm not gonna let them treat me like that so i had to get back to being militant and fighting for what i deserve.

M.S: You gotta fight for whats right.

O.S: Yes, you gotta fight for whats right.

M.S: If you could be more involved in the Civil Rights movement how much involvement would you contribute?

O.S: If I could be more involved...

M.S: That's a tie.

O.S: Right now um I'm older I don't know about getting so involved because I have no faith in the American system and its not just so i don't the voting  is is to me is fake, ya' know I don't believe in none of that because when it comes to our time the system changes, they make more rules and do other kind of things y'know which makes us have to fight for what is our right. 
M.S: Yeah.
O.S: So I don't know if I could deal with this, with this system now and gettin involved in sort of that, because I think its just out now wrong and they should just change it without us having to go through the marchin and the killing and all that kind of stuff. I don't want to be involved in it right now.
M.S: Well, umm do you think our generation in this society are more aware of what black was for African Americans back then and does that affect them on being better persons?
O.S: I don't think yaw now, are more aware as yaw should be, because when I tried explaining racism to your dad, he...couldn't believe in what I was sayin and it wasn't till he got older and went out the neighborhood to different places, he see racism.
M.S: Oh!
O.S: Y'know I don't think our kids are taught enough about our history to realize, ya get everything, y'know. Yaw have everything and its easier for yaw, then it was for us, and yaw think that its just yaw right, where my generation had to for out right.
M.S: Right, well that was...that was nice Nanna thank you for answering my questions. 
O.S: Oh your welcome.
M.S: K.

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My mother-

questions:

  • What was the happiest moment of your life?

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2. What was the happiest day of your life?
3. What do you hope to gain out of your childhood life?

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Physics-Gray


The reason why I chose the Creeper head.


Artist statement:

For this physics project, we had to create an electric art piece, by creating or using whatever we want, that has a meaningful value to us. At first this was hard for me to choose, but then it came to me so clearly, I was going to make my sculpture out of a Creepers head from the video game Minecraft. The reason why I choose to use a Creepers head because it would be simple and easy to make, but the real reason why is because Minecraft is one of my most favorite games, and I take the game highly serious. The game is an online, or single player sandbox world, a sandbox world is a type of game where you can do or create anything you want, and it expands, so you can go to different places and do different things, how ever you like. The Creeper is a monster from the video game that only spawns at night, and if it sees you it will chase, and when it gets close to you it explodes, thus killing you in the game. There are also other terrifying monsters in the game. I chose to do the creeper because it is my favorite and also one of the most terrifying monsters, plus I just thought it be really cool to make a creeper head. This creeper head means alot to me because, I really love the game, I even consider the video game to be part of my life because I just really love it. The creeper represents my love for the video game and the mob itself, this game shows that I am also a huge fan of video games.

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​In this picture it shows a bar graph of most countries that experience spamming abuse. Out of all of the countries America has the most. I can see why because spamming is well known in america, people experience it all the time, they joke around about through email and text message. There are also Ads that constantly pop up. Things that talk about pregnancy, weight loss, tattoo removal, buy movies, or toys. 
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