I like this commercial. It’s really cool because they use special effects to make it look like things are coming out of the PS3. I think this is a demo because it shows some of the products and features of the system.

It was a fun experience researching A.B. Won Pat. My class and I got to go on three field trips. I went on the fieldtrip to the MARC Library. It was hard finding information about Won Pat’s personal life. Most of the files at the MARC were about his political career.

If I could do this website over, I would start on it early. I think it was because we waited until the last minute (when we went to the MARC the day the project was due) that we couldn’t find good information. The second thing I would do is communicate with my group more. We didn’t really talk with each other outside of class about the project, so none of us really knew what we were supposed to do. I would have had us take turns going to the MARC. The third thing I would do is include more pictures and make the website pretty. I think that our website was too plain.

If I could create another website, I would choose to talk about Adolf Hitler. Most people only know the basic things (like he was the fuhrer of Germany, he killed more than 17 million civilians, etc.), but there’s other interesting information about him (like there were numerous assassination attempts on his life, he commited suicide by simultaneously shooting himself and biting into a cyanide capsule, and that all that remains of Hitler is his skull).

Jack the Ripper. Photo by Jack1956. Retrieved on March 25, 2009.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a1/JacktheRipper1888.jpg

     The historical figure I chose for this assignment was Jack the Ripper. He is London’s most famous serial killer. Based on witnesses’ accounts, he had a normal appearance, which made it hard for police to find him. Up to this day, no one knows his real identity because the police were never able to capture him.

     Jack the Ripper’s victims were mostly alcoholic prostitutes. He mutilated and murdered at least five prostitutes in the 19th century. He killed all his victims, except one, by strangulation. After that, he laid the victim on the ground and cut the victim’s throat all the way around to drain the blood. Then, he surgically removed the victim’s organ’s to keep them as trophies. He is one of history’s legendary serial killers.

Links:

http://history.howstuffworks.com/european-history/jack-the-ripper.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_the_Ripper

http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/serial_killers/notorious/ripper/index_1.html

http://crime.about.com/od/history/a/ripper040721.htm

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/298729/Jack-the-Ripper

http://www.jack-the-ripper.org/

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=5305

http://books.google.com/books?id=9QerSzv2RDQC&dq=jack+the+ripper&printsec=frontcover&source=bl&ots=9YofQ8_Fgq&sig=qofN7FYf5Sm8XBjYdj6T4QTW5I0&hl=en&ei=Fe3JSbLiDIHasAOGqqD9Bw&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=8&ct=result#PPA4,M1

http://www.historynet.com/jack-the-ripper.htm

http://www.accomodata.co.uk/jack/jack.htm

I think that a family of four should go to Universal Studios. It is the cheapest. If you’re going with your worst enemy, then you should go to SeaWorld because you can push him/her into the water where they will get eaten by the fish. Just kidding .

        Overall, the anti-bullying workshop was kind of boring. All they did was say the same thing over and over again like, “Bullying hurts everyone”. I think the workshop could have been better if it had been shorter. In my opinion, three hours in a workshop is way too long. I lost my interest by the 4th presenter. It was also really hot inside the gym. It’s kind of messed up that the anti-bullying workshop was in the gym for the 8th graders and in other classrooms for the 6th and 7th graders.

I. Spending time with your family is important.

A. Went to several family gatherings.

1.Got to know my aunties and uncles a little better.

2. Met my cousins-in-law.

B. Spent time with my immediate family.

1. Went shopping with my sister.

2. Wrapped gifts with my mom.

II. Learned how to wrap gifts.

A. Learned how to wrap presents from my mom.

1. She showed me how to cut and fold the wrapping paper a certain way so that it would look nice.

2. Showed me how to make the ribbon look nice.

B. Mom threatened me.

1. She wanted me to wrap presents for her.

2. She threatened to not let me go to the mall.

One lesson I learned during break is that spending time with your family is important. I went to several family gatherings(two for Christmas and one for the New Year). At the gatherings, I got to know my uncles and aunties a little bit better, and, I met my new cousins-in-law. I spent a lot of time with my mom and my sister. I went Christmas shopping at the mall with my sister and I wrapped presents with my mom.

The second thing I learned during break is how to wrap gifts. I was forced to learn by by mom because she wanted me to wrap her friends’ gifts. If I didn’t, she wouldn’t let me go to the mall. My mom showed me how to fold the wrapping paper a certain way so that it would look nice. She also showed me how to properly wrap the ribbon around the gift.

     I got some interesting answers for Question #3 from Tamalin, Brilyn and Giordan. Tamalin put,” Now that you know that I don’t have bars, I am prepared to put some up IMMEDIATELY!!!” Brilyn put,”I DO NOW!! *so very scared*” Giordan asked,” Are you on meds?” 

     I liked Reuben’s survey, especially the question,”What is purple?” I put, “A hobo weapon” Now I know that I should DEFINITELY give hobos money before they attack me with a purple. I wonder what kind of a weapon a purple is? Anyway, I liked Brilyn’s survey too, especially the one concerning containers. It was random. I also liked Tamalin’s survey. She asked about SPONGEBOB!!!

Berlin Airguitar

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Tamalamalin Strabazzleberry 

    I interviewed three people, asking them how they felt about the activity. Ferdinand, a 7th grader, said,” The activity was great. Less time in classes and more free time.” Tamalin said,” It was okay.” Brittany said,” The activity was boring.”