Percentage of final exam

most of the group thinks the final exam should be 10% of our grade. Lamar said it should be 10% because he does not want it to really affect his grade. Henry thinks that the final exam should be 30% because he wants to higher his grade in history. Jamar said he wants the final exam to be worth 20% because he wants to keep his grade the same if he does not d that good but if he does do good it will create a greater overall grade. Lastly Jason thinks the final exam should be worth 10% also because he does not want this final exam to affect his grade.

Model UN

      Our day started at 8:45 when we got on the bus to travel to the Department of State for Model UN. When we arrived at the Department of State first we had to go through a tedious security check. Then we had to hurry to the opening ceremony because we were about 20 minutes late due to the bus' late arrival. After the ceremony we were divided into our different committees to start our debates and resolutions. Through debate and compromise our committee drafted 3 resolutions and we voted on one that ultimately brought everyone's ideas and resolutions together. Lastly, we had the closing ceremony and awards presentation to the the delegates that exhibited excellent collaboration and debating skills. As you can see we participated in the Model UN to help our public speaking and communication skills with other people we don't know.

      Overall we feel that participating in Model UN was a very good experience for not only us but all of our classmates. From this experience we learned that sometimes in life we will have to collaborate with people we don't know and/or understand. There were many things we like about Model UN including the freedom and being able to be treated like adults. Even though we had a lot of fun participating in Model UN we still have many questions. Such as how could we participate next year if our school does not offer a program for Model UN? In the future we would change the time of Model UN because we felt that we were at the Department of State for two days straight.




 

"America I AM"

The exhibit title America I AM means that African Americans also have also made an imprint in America today. In the exhibit they highlighted the success in history of African Americans. One exhibit shown was Michael Jordan uniform that he wore during game 6 in the NBA finals. Another exhibit that we think made an imprint was the quote of Martin Luther King J.R, "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere". They also showed that African Americans such as Tupac, used his poetry to show what he dreamed for the African American community. One exhibit also highlighted the success of Shirley chisholm  in becoming the first black women to serve in congress. Lastly in the reconstruction gallery they showed how African Americans affected the U.S constitution.

In our opinion overall we think the exhibit was very educating and exciting. Our favorite exhibit was discovering the achievment artifacts, That showed Michael Jordan Jersey. We also enjoyed the museum was set up, and that it actually fit the theme of the museum. More importantly we enjoyed how much we had learned from the exhibits and still had fun. Lastly we would recomend this museum to tourist from out of town.

Tuskegee Airmen Lessons

We can learn many lessons from the Tuskegee Airmen that could help us in our everyday life. Some of the lessons that we can learn from the Tuskegee Airmen include self discipline, determination, and unselfishness. They could teach us self discipline by not responding to the constant harassment from the white people in the air force. We could also learn determination because they did not let the Jim Crow Laws stop them from serving in the air force. Finally, we could learn unselfishness because the Tuskegee Airmen fought for a country that thought they were not human and incompetent. As you can see the Tuskegee Airmen could teach us many lessons, that could apply to our everyday life.  

The Seminoles

The southeast region effected the Seminole tribe greatly.Due to the regional climate wigwams were one of the main home styles. Seminols had to adjust!!!

Jason's blog

My name is Jason Alexander Wedge. I enjoy playing basketball and watching funny Youtube.com videos. My role model is Bill Gates because he is very successful. The highlight of my life so far is when I got a new cat named "Coco The Cat". My hobbies are coin collecting, playing basketball, and swimming. When I grow up I hope that I become an Accountant and retire at the age of 45.