The Hersh

The second factory activity we did. Was different than the one we did the day before. We had to vote for the nicest, coolest toy. In the end we voted for "The Hersh", Conor’s toy. Apparently, we had to mass produce his toy in an amount of time. Afterwards, we had to rate them a five, three, or a one. Other method was to had a Assembly Line. There was a cutting station, assembling station, and coloring station. Most of the time, I was busy working at the cutting station, where I cut 2-4 sheets at a time. There was a lot of shouting, which really hurt my ears. At the end of class I think there was a total of 55 Hershs. This activity I found less fun than the other factory activity.

Factory

The factory activity I did was a lot of fun. I had to make a toy out of different shapes, but I had to use ALL the shapes. The whole class, of course, had a time limit. I made my toy in steps. First I cut all the pieces out. Then, I arranged the shapes in different ways, experimenting my different ideas. When I chose one idea that worked, I glued them all together and colored the toy. I wrote my name on the back. In the end, my toy turned out to be a brown puppy with fire-eyes. I of course, had the opinions of my friend, Arjun, to help me. I thought my toy turned out to be good.

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Roller Coaster

My stomach did ten back-flips as we ascended. The smell of fresh popcorn and cotton candy left my nose as we headed skywards. I lifted my arms and touched the sky. The sun blinds me as I observe the sky. All of a sudden, with a lurch, I was crashing into the ground. I looked around and the world was a big colorful blur. Blood boiling screams deafen me. The air rushes into my lungs as I scream too. My arms cut through the air and the sweet smells of candy and popcorn fill my nose and mouth again.


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Fruit Rollup

Crinkle, crinkle, rip. Sourness explodes in my mouth and the colors dance across my tongue. I take my sticky hands and tear off another piece. The smell of faint fruit punch fills my nose as i inhale deeply. Ah. I pop another fragment in my mouth, the Rollup, not letting go till the last second. I squint my eyes and stare at the rest. Waves and splats of color meet my eyes. I tear the last bit off and the sound of faint popping fills the air around me. This time I taste something different. Sour apples and berries, sweetness. I sigh as I throw away the wrapper into the bin.

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Necessity is the mother of invention

I think the phrase, "Necessity is the mother of invention." means that people needed things like, telephones or automobiles or electricity in the past. They were needed so much that people were searching for ways to invent these things. For example, the automobile was built by Henry Ford (Henry Ford and his first automobile below ) and he said, "I will build a car for the great multitude." in 1903. Five years later in 1908, he did. Another invention was the telephone, invented by Alexander Graham Bell. Alexander experimented with electrical signals. He invented this so that he could communicate easier. This is what I think that phrase means.


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Reflection

To be honest, I must say that I'm a better Kinesthetic learner than an Auditory or Visual learner. I tend to remember things if I've done an activity related to what I'm learning about. I'm also a Visual learner, but I find I'm a better Kinesthetic learner. To help me, I think there could be a few things done. We could do games related to the topic or watch a good movie (that's not boring) about the topic or we could have socratic seminars to get things figured out. Overall I'm a Kinesthetic learner.

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My Gang

My gang is consists of eight people; Sally, Elliott, Naoise, Gustav, Pepe, Alex, Arjun, and me. Sally is part of my gang, because she's like the person who always talks to anyone in my gang that isn't talking much. Elliott is part of my gang, because he always makes all our conversations more exciting. Naoise is part of my gang, because he holds the group together and always is cheerful. Gustav is always there for anyone who needs help or just isn't feeling that great. Pepe and Alex, add "randomness" to the group and always cheer us up. Finally, Arjun always makes everyone happy and keeps us entertained.

This Week's Feedback

One of my highlights from the first week of school was meeting people i didn't know yet. Another highlight was being with my friends again, which made me very happy. My first impression of Humanities was that I thought it would be O.K. My two goals for Humanities this quarter are to have all my homework done and to work very hard.