Bellringer 10/30/13

five cartoons.
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My interpretation of this is that obama doesn't know what he's talking about.






He believes in the Great Pumpkin but not Obama care.








Obama looks annoyed with everyone trying to get him what he's supposed to do.








The government watches everything we do .

Bellringer 10/28/13

               FAT TEST
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You can use the fat test in a postive mannor.

Does your weight make you "fit"?
 i don't think that the number really matters. But your health does.

Bellringer 10-29-13

 


Five Questions


Why are the guys happy about the fallen government?




What does the elephant stand for?




Why is the elephant getting arrested?




Who is the "voters" officer that is arresting the elephant.



Why is the capitol on the ground?

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ps

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   Let your eyes "float" over the cartoon. Artists know what will capture the mind's attention first. Allow your mind and your eyes to naturally find the portion of the cartoon that most stands out. Most often, this will be a caricature, which is an exaggeration or distortion of a person or object with the goal of providing a comic effect.
   • In this example, "Join, or Die," the main focus is a snake:
     
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   Follow the cartoon's natural flow by discovering the interaction with the primary focus (found in step 1). If it's a person, to whom are they talking? Where are they standing? If it's an object, what is being done to the object? What is it doing there? Most often, you can look around the immediate vicinity of the primary focus to find what is being described. This is usually an allusion, or an indirect reference to a past or current event that isn't explicitly made clear within the cartoon.
   • Following our example, the snake looks like it might be poised to attack. What would it be attacking?
   • The body is disjointed, and each of the eight sections has an abbreviation. Can you recognize any of them?
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   Determine the audience. What section of the population is the publication geared towards, and in what country and locality? A political cartoon will be created with consideration to the experiences and assumptions of the intended audience. For example, a political cartoon in a publication distributed in a strictly conservative tone will convey its message in a different way than it would if the audience was a particularly liberal group.
   • "Join, or Die" was first published in his Pennsylvania Gazette on May 9, 1754. The audience at the time would probably recognize the abbreviations as standing for a British American colony or region.
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   Understand the context of the cartoon. More often than not, the political cartoon will be published in context, meaning that it is associated with the main news story of the day. If you are viewing a political cartoon outside of its original publishing source, you will want to be well-read about current and historical events. For example, if Al Gore is talking to the Democratic National Convention about the Internet and how great it is, you need to understand that the press at one time misinterpreted what Al Gore said in an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer that he "invented" the Internet.
   • "Join, or Die" was drawn by Benjamin Franklin and appeared in conjunction with an editorial by him that addressed the dissatisfaction of the colonies and encouraged colonial unity.
   • The cartoon and editorial were published when the colonists were deciding whether to fight the French and their Indian allies for territory between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River.
   • The phrase itself, "Join, or Die" implies that if the colonies don't join forces to "attack" or fight opposing forces, they will "die" or fail to work towards their own interest.
   • At the time, there was also a superstition that a cut snake could come alive again if it was put back together before sunset.
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   Look for widely recognized symbols. Some metaphors are commonly used by political cartoonists.

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Bellringer

10/28/13

I never really thought of the confederate flag as anything  but a racial flag. But that was mainly because the impression of the racial bashing was all I was told that it was for.
I feel like the writers opinion is pretty influencial and informitive.

10-25-13

Based on your responses, YOU are a… Disaffected

Along with 11% of the public

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2nd test-

Where Do You Fit?

The Political Party Quiz

Based on your responses here is where you fit…

• Overall
• On Economic Issues
• On Social Issues

 

Overall, your political values are closest to those of an… Independent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3rd test -

Your political compass

Economic Left/Right: 0.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 1.13

4th - You Are 40% Conservative, 60% Liberal





5th -

Your PERSONAL issues Score is 60%

Your ECONOMICS issues Score is 60%

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According to your answers, the political group that agrees with you most is...

October 10/22/13

1.  Do you believe this is a frivolous law suit?  Why or why not? i think the lawsuit is ridiculous.

2,  On another note, do you believe the men who toppled the rock should be charged with destruction of property?  Why or Why not? 

I don't think he should be in trouble with the boulder but he should be in trouble for fraud.

Maggie Lawrence

4^TH period Civics

School and Educational Issues

There are plenty of different opinions and things that could be complained about at everyone’s school. Of course not every student is satisfied on any specific topic with any of their peers. But usually something we all manage to agree that we strongly dislike is lunch. The gross textures and bland “needed” calories we have to indulge in aren’t very appetizing. If we were to have food courts instead of regular lunches I feel that the school would profit more, but we would also all gain an insane amount of weight. It’s always a win lose situation in such a system like school.

Larger schools try to minimize judgmental bullying by requiring all students to wear uniforms. I don’t believe it helps or hurts in any way. They seem quite pointless, other than the fact that it makes the student body and staff as a whole look professional. But being able to express yourself in your own appearance is more freeing than forcing an entire school to wear uniforms.

All students complain every year about going back to school. No matter what day in August or September   it may fall on, it’s always a drag to attend. I’ve heard many opinions on year round schooling with weekly break periods. I wouldn’t be appalled by the idea. It would help the student community to get through with each year quicker. That would be worth it to me.

Student safety is one of the most important things that should be executed at any and every school. Cameras should be at every inch of the appropriate places in a school. Hall monitoring isn’t doing its justice like it used to. Cameras are more detailed and get straight to the conflict. Not only just for student to student interactions, but student and teacher interactions as well.  Some teacher on teacher interactions should be monitored as well.

Playing along in the student safety topic, security should be heavily enforced after all the tragedy that we have all faced in being at school. There are at least 9 out of every 10 people that will give a reason for feeling safe at school. Armed officers and metal detectors would be a miracle in itself if it were to reach all schools. It would also save the lives of many students and staff. Feeling smart in school isn’t as easy as it is for others, but feeling safe should be a common level that everyone can embrace.

 Bellringer 10-10-13



1. What does this say about the state of our legislative branch?
 They must not be highly appreciative of the legislative branch.

2. If you were the Speaker of the House, how would you rectify this situation?    Honestly, I wouldn't know how to rectify the specific situation.

   


 Bellringer 10/8/13

 The name change makes no sense. Every merch. and all fans will have to change their appearence for the team. Although, it wouldn't matter about the team of it won't affect games. I can understand why they would want to, but it hasn't made a problem thus far.

    Bellringer 10/7/13

1. What does this say about our national security?
  Mainly our national security is safe, but no one would expect anything bad to happen from a 9 year old child.


2. Are you surprised that something like this could happen in 2013?
 Yes, i'm surprised about it because how our nation has cracked down on security ever since 9/11.