Hello everyone!

Today, I will be showing off 5 pieces of work that I’m very proud of. All of the projects are from Language Arts class.

DISCLAIMER: THESE ARE JUST MY OPINIONS AND NOT ALL ANSWERS ARE CORRECT FOR SOME QUESTIONS

The Real Boo Radley

The Real Boo Radley is a question I had to answer how Boo Radley developed from monster to hero. I’m proud of this because I spent a lot of time and research.

Boo Radley is a character in To Kill A Mockingbird, who is misunderstood by many. People think that he is psychotic because he doesn’t want to come out of his house, but frankly, he’s scared. His dad, Mr. Radley, keeps him isolated from outdoors to prevent him from going to jail. This damaged Boo emotionally, along with the rumors and evil of the people. But he proves himself to be a genuinely good person by doing deeds of kindness to the Finch children, Scout and Jem.

Boo Radley was considered a monster but proved to be a hero in the end. Throughout the story, there are many rumors that made Scout and Jem’s perspective think that he’s some sort of freak that eats raw squirrels and cats and that he has yellow rotten teeth. Boo Radley was also thought to be mentally unstable because he stabbed his father in the leg. ” According to Miss Stephanie, Boo sitting in the living room cutting some items from The Maycomb Tribune to paste in his scrapbook. His father entered the room. As Mr. Radley passed by, Boo drove the scissors into his parent’s leg, pulled them out, wiped them on his pants, and resumed his activities.” (pg. 11) But the true Boo is actually kind and innocent because he left gifts for the children in the hollowed tree outside his house; Such as chewing gum, a boy and girl carved out in soap (pg. 59), and the lucky penny. He also shows bravery and selflessness when he saves Jem’s and Scout’s lives from Bob Ewell’s threats. “Well, it’d be sort of shootin’ a mockingbird, wouldn’t it? (pg. 276) Scout stated that Boo Radley could have gone to jail for killing Ewell, but he did it to save Scout and Jem. Overall, Boo Radley is a savior despite what everyone else says.

Scout’s understanding of Boo started out to fear him because of the rumors and stories. “…Boo was about six-and-a-half feet tall, judging from his tracks; he dined on raw squirrels and any cats he could catch, that’s why his hands were bloodstained— if you ate an animal raw, you could never wash the blood off. There was a long jagged scar that ran across his face; what teeth he had were yellow and rotten…” (pg. 13) But her perspective slowly changes when little gifts were left in the hollowed tree and indicate that he wants to be their friend. She feels uncertain about if it’s a good idea, but the little acts of kindness soon convince her that he isn’t going to harm them. When the children decided to trespass onto the Radley’s property, Jem’s pants got caught in the barbed wire; He struggles to release the barbed wire from it, but gives up and leaves the pants there. When he goes back to the house, Jem finds his pants sewed back together, crookedly. “When I went back for my breeches— they were all in a tangle when I was gettin’ out of ’em, I couldn’t get ’em loose. When I went back—…” “… they were folded across the fence… like they were expectin’ me.” (pg. 58)  Scout understands that Boo means no harm and he just wants to start a friendship with them.

Boo teaches Scout to not judge a person before you get to know them. At the beginning of the book, Scout’s mindset believed that Boo was a bad person and every crime that happened in Maycomb was caused by him. When Miss Maudie’s house was burning down, Boo sneakily covered Scout in a blanket. “I looked down and found myself clutching a brown woolen blanket I was wearing around my shoulders, squaw-fashion.” (pg. 71) Scout figures out that Boo did all the kind gestures and acts to them and her mindset changes believing that Boo Radley is not a monster.

To Kill A Mockingbird used Boo Radley as a way to teach readers that people may seem bad, they could be really kind. Scout learned throughout the book that Boo Radley is just a normal person who just wants some friends. The book still relates to the real world since it deals with all the bad things such as racism and prejudice. It also deals with good things such as human dignity and innocence. Don’t judge a person before you get to know them, who knows, maybe they could be a lifelong friend.

Privacy with Technology

This assignment is another question I had to answer: To what extent has modern technology like phone apps, search engines, and social media changed people’s expectations of privacy? We got this assignment after reading New York Times Upfront Magazine “Does Facebook Know Too Much?” I’m proud of it because I’ve learned about how Facebook and other apps can get ahold of others information

People’s expectations of privacy changed because people put all of their trust and information into different phone apps, search engines, and social media. They don’t really know that some search engines and social media apps are collecting and analyzing their data. “It worries me that someone is getting a hold of my information and I don’t know what they are doing with my it,” 11th-grader at Colchester High School in Vermont (pg. 14 of The New York Times Upfront Magazine “Does Facebook Know Too Much?”) Facebook knows your location, private messages to your friends, and every photo that users have liked. Everything you do online is being practically monitored and analyzed; companies can sometimes tell what they are feeling.

Social media and websites have positive effects to collect data from different users. They do it to target different users based on their likes to advertise their products. It doesn’t waste the companies, app’s, and users’ time in seeing a totally unrelated ad. “The data that people give is extremely helpful in order for to get more-relevant offers, deals, opportunities that you potentially want,” says Ben LeDonni, CEO of the digital marketing agency Creative Multimedia Solutions. (pg. 17 of The New York Times Upfront Magazine “Does Facebook Know Too Much?”)

Social media and websites have negative effects when collecting data. It worries users on what Facebook, Instagram, or any other websites are collecting and which data they are collecting. “It worries me that someone is getting a hold of my information and I don’t know what they are doing with it,” says the 11th-grader at Colchester High School in Vermont. (pg. 14 of The New York Times Upfront Magazine “Does Facebook Know Too Much?”) It’s making people question how much information Facebook and other companies have on users since Facebook was said that to analyze your behavior.

Although Facebook and other companies, such as Instagram, retrieve information from users,  it has its benefits and drawbacks. It cautions us, but it doesn’t stop us from using it and liking it. It connects it to family and friends, lets us messages to-be friends, and other things that involve social media and websites.

Resume Cover Letter

This is my cover letter for my resume. The resume is for this Challenger Mission activity that we do. I’m proud of it because it was very hard to write about myself, but I managed to do it. 

Dear Ms. Kojima,

I’m applying for the Challenger Mission’s REMote and Life Support positions. Based on the job description for these two positions, I am confident that I’m well qualified to do either of the jobs well. I am presently an eighth-grade student at Hongwanji Mission School and my experiences both in and outside of the classroom make me an outstanding candidate.

I am most interested in being hired for the REMote position. Based on its job description, I have extensive experience in completing these types of tasks. In my years of schooling, I have worked on many assignments that have required me to identify problems and think quickly on my feet to solve them in the most efficient way. I also have experience in doing different types of research. Throughout my years of studying science, I have enjoyed working on different experiments. I can use my skills in examining, observing, and recording a variety of results that are needed in the REMote position. I am knowledgeable in using the Internet to help me find the information needed. I have always worked well with my classmates and teachers, and I think it’s important for people to work together as a team to achieve success.

I would also like to be considered for the Life Support position. This job involves doing various kinds of testing. As a middle school student, I’m very familiar with different types of tests in all subjects. This would be very helpful when working on the Spacecraft in order to conduct and record research and results. I also have experience in handling stressful situations and being able to quickly problem solve in order to find the right solution. The Life Support position would also require me to work well with others on different projects. This is something that I particularly enjoy and I would consider this to be one of my strengths.

Please refer to my enclosed resume that includes my experiences and skills. I look forward to meeting you soon so that I can answer any questions that you may have. Thank you for your time and consideration.

 

Sincerely, Sarah 

Upfront: Sentence Summaries

This is when I had to summarize small articles into one sentence of New York Times Upfront Magazine “Can North Korea Be Trusted?” (pg. 3-5) I’m proud of it because I’m not very good at summarizing, but I thought I did well. 

The World’s Oldest Cold Case: A 4,000-year-old unidentified mummy’s head, found in 1915, was finally identified as the governor of Cairo, Djehutnynakht, by a new method created by a team of forensic scientists to collect DNA.

Buzzing Around the Red Planet: NASA is designing bumblebee-sized robots to roam and analyze Mars to be able to send humans to the Red Planet by 2023.

Where Your E-Waste Is Going: E-Waste, electronic waste, is being banned in China and is making it’s way to Thailand creating lots of environmental problems and possibly could contaminate soil and groundwater, which can cause birth defects and chronic illnesses for people and animals.

Number In The News: Different stories happening all over the world including numbers such as James Harrison, former linebacker for the Steelers, is estimated to save 2.5 million babies.

What Will We Look Like?: America has many different ethnicities and will grow in the future, with White at 40% and 31% of Hispanics by 2050.

Don’t Sign Here, Please: Using a signature is starting to fade out with large credit card networks and lots of retail stores are changing the way that customers paying for their purchase, but will still be used during purchasing cars, houses, etc.

Nothing to Sneeze At?: Sneezing is a disgusting way to spread germs and ruin others enjoyment, so cover your mouth, takes lots of rest, and drink lots of fluids.

Apollo Missions Student Team Worksheet 1

This is when we had to research the Apollo program and answer the questions. I’m proud of this because Chase and I answered all the questions best to our ability.

1. What was the objective of the Apollo program?

The objective was to land humans on the Moon and bring them back to Earth safely.

2. Which two Apollo mission’s objective was to orbit the Earth safely?

7 and 9

3. Which two Apollo mission’s objective was to orbit the Moon without landing?

The two Apollos were 8 and 10.

4. Which two Apollo missions failed? Why did they fail?

Apollo 13 failed because of a malfunction.

5. Which Apollo mission was the first manned landing on the Moon and on what date did they land safely on the moon?

Apollo 11 mission on July 16, 1969

6. What was Astronaut Neil Armstrong’s famous quote upon taking his first step on the Moon?

His quote is, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”

7. What was meant by the phrase “The Eagle has landed”?

It meant that the ship named Eagle landed.

8. What mementos from the U.S. did the astronauts leave back on the Moon?

Five U.S. flags, two golf balls, a piece of Apollo 1, and a falcon’s feather used in a science experiment.

9. What is the scientific term for the light colored, crater-filled, highland areas of the lunar surface?

The scientific term is Terra.

10. What is the scientific term for the darker colored, dust-covered lowland areas of the lunar surfaces?

The scientific term is Mare.

11. What is the difference between the command service module (CSM) and the lunar module (LM)?

CSM and LM are different because the LM is a spacecraft that is used to travel between the moon’s surface while the CSM.

12. What is the significance of the Saturn V rocket to the Apollo space program?

It was the most powerful rocket flown successfully.

13. In which Apollo mission did the U.S. first explore the Moon using the lunar rover?

Apollo 15 was the first to explore the Moon using a rover.

 

I hope you enjoyed looking at my work. Thank you for reading. Bye bye!💜