http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/ncaa/men/gameflash/2010/11/18/63520_recap.html?eref=sihp
Recently the UNC Tarheels beat Hofstra 107-63. UNC's has a new freshman that many people are quite impressed with. Harrison Barnes scored 19 points in the game making all four of his three point opportunities. Coach Roy Williams his thrilled with his new star athlete and expects a lot out of him. Many people wonder how Harrison Barnes can deal with all this pressure but he just states that he just holds high expectations for himself and does the best that he can do. Overall with his passing defense and obviously shooting, Barnes played quite an impressive game and is a player that should be watched. I do not know how far UNC will go very far this year but I suspect when Barnes is an upperclassman UNC will be one of the top teams. It is impressive to see how much a young freshman can affect a team and although he is the youngest, the other players look up to him. The article never really describes Barne's high school career but I wish I could hear the story of how he got so good.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Ir Blog Post- Chevrolet Volt wins green Car Prize
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40259776/ns/business-going_green/
Recently at a car show in Los Angeles the Chevrolet Volt was given the award of best green Car. This was the first time an electric car was given the award so this was a great honor for Chevrolet. Chevrolet seems to be very key on helping the environment since they also donated $40 million to locally-based environmental projects across the U.S. I really want to know if this award will have other car companies stressing to make popular electric cars. In electric cars there is usually the worry of whether the car will run out of electricity or not. This car is built with a back up engine with gasoline in case it is needed. This is very useful because people will be more self assured that they can get where they want with out getting stuck. I wonder if Chevrolet will just try to promote their Volt or if they will try to make more electric cars.
Recently at a car show in Los Angeles the Chevrolet Volt was given the award of best green Car. This was the first time an electric car was given the award so this was a great honor for Chevrolet. Chevrolet seems to be very key on helping the environment since they also donated $40 million to locally-based environmental projects across the U.S. I really want to know if this award will have other car companies stressing to make popular electric cars. In electric cars there is usually the worry of whether the car will run out of electricity or not. This car is built with a back up engine with gasoline in case it is needed. This is very useful because people will be more self assured that they can get where they want with out getting stuck. I wonder if Chevrolet will just try to promote their Volt or if they will try to make more electric cars.
IR Blog Post 1- VALENTIN SEROV
http://illustrationart.blogspot.com/
The blog post I chose to do this week for art was on a painter named Velentin Serov. He was a Russian painter who lived from 1865 - 1911. Although his paintings and finished works are very impressive, I agree with the blogger when they say that his sketches are very real looking and well done. The art done by Serov strongly shows his setting. Many people in the painting are wearing early 1900s style clothing. There was also even a painting of Joseph Stalin showing a little more of Serov's Russian background.
The blog post I chose to do this week for art was on a painter named Velentin Serov. He was a Russian painter who lived from 1865 - 1911. Although his paintings and finished works are very impressive, I agree with the blogger when they say that his sketches are very real looking and well done. The art done by Serov strongly shows his setting. Many people in the painting are wearing early 1900s style clothing. There was also even a painting of Joseph Stalin showing a little more of Serov's Russian background.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
IM Introduction, Ellison Bio, and UbD Post
The first thing that stood out to me was the white page article about Ralph Ellison. Ralph Ellison was born in 1914 in Oklahoma. This probably payed a huge role in his life not only because of the the time period he was born but also the location. He most likely experienced a lot of discrimination and unfairness towards African Americans. Growing up living around discrimination, Ralph Ellison probably wrote this book, not necessarily to solve the problem, but to bring about the truth and have the public hear it from his point of view.
When Ralph Ellison wrote his book he really did not want to just rant and have a story full of anger. Not many people would respond in a positive way. When in vermont Ellison wrote down the words, "I am an invisible man". This saying turned into a 500 page novel full of stories of discrimination and African American hardship.
When Ralph Ellison wrote his book he really did not want to just rant and have a story full of anger. Not many people would respond in a positive way. When in vermont Ellison wrote down the words, "I am an invisible man". This saying turned into a 500 page novel full of stories of discrimination and African American hardship.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Themes 1 and 2 Reflection
I did pretty well with my first theme and only a little off of my goal for the second theme. I was not surprised with these grades at all actually. I was very pleased with my first theme because I really wanted to write a great college essay. I got an 85 on my resume and cover letter theme. I wish I had made some less mistakes but otherwise I am pleased. I did well following the FCAs but my style and wording needs to improve. I could make my sentences flow better.
I should use more imagery and deep thought in my essays. Although i follow most of the FCAs well there is flaw in my writing that must be improved.
Overall I need to be able to put the reader in my shoes and shower them deeper thought. For my college essays I need to really how the college who I am. For the second theme I did well on my resume but I struggled in my cover letter. This lets me know what I need to work on.
I should use more imagery and deep thought in my essays. Although i follow most of the FCAs well there is flaw in my writing that must be improved.
Overall I need to be able to put the reader in my shoes and shower them deeper thought. For my college essays I need to really how the college who I am. For the second theme I did well on my resume but I struggled in my cover letter. This lets me know what I need to work on.
Monday, November 1, 2010
The Great Gatsby
http://prezi.com/ihts1tqdca3k/the-great-gatsby-project/
Through the occurrences of the 1920s and the Great Gatsby it is apparent that when one lingers in the past, hides behind lies, and lives a reckless lifestyle, corruption is inevitable.
In our project our main goal was to show different things that cause corruption in The Great Gatsby. We showed many quotes and pictures of Gatsby and the people around him and how it lead to the outcome.
We used prezi for our project and it was a great tool to use. After watching the tutorial it was easy to use. It is makes the presentation of our ideas very interesting. I loved this tool because the way it zooms and moves around i very cool to see.
We put all of our information on a google doc and then it was easy to add everything to the Prezi. The whole project went well because we split up the work in an organized matter. We could have used our time more productively. Although we ended up finishing easily, we could have spaced it out more and done less work on Sunday.
Through the occurrences of the 1920s and the Great Gatsby it is apparent that when one lingers in the past, hides behind lies, and lives a reckless lifestyle, corruption is inevitable.
In our project our main goal was to show different things that cause corruption in The Great Gatsby. We showed many quotes and pictures of Gatsby and the people around him and how it lead to the outcome.
We used prezi for our project and it was a great tool to use. After watching the tutorial it was easy to use. It is makes the presentation of our ideas very interesting. I loved this tool because the way it zooms and moves around i very cool to see.
We put all of our information on a google doc and then it was easy to add everything to the Prezi. The whole project went well because we split up the work in an organized matter. We could have used our time more productively. Although we ended up finishing easily, we could have spaced it out more and done less work on Sunday.
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