Category Archives: Social Studies

Capstone

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I was very excited because we could pick want we wanted to do. I love Pakistan so the Capstone project is about Pakistan’s pollution problem. I have some sub questions called why Pakistan became so polluted, the effects on the people’s health, and what it can do to improve the situation.

The Memorization went well. Because I had my family helping me. The essay was easy because it went with the flow because I am from a Pakistani background. The script was easy because it was just copy and paste and time. The memorization did not click right away. I had to change a lot of my script because My dad wanted to be more personal. It took me three weeks to memorize the whole entire script. The most interesting thing I learned was that Pakistan is one of the most polluted countries in the whole world. I was stunned I never knew that.

Pakistan is one of the most polluted countries in the world.  But there is hope. If people change their way of life and the government supports them, it will lead to a better future for the Pakistanis. As I have a Pakistani background, I hope they take action to help future generations. Like I said before the essay just went with the flow. Nothing was challenging and I knew a lot about Pakistan’s pollution so it was very easy.

I chose a Ted Talk because I wanted to look professional and I wanted to learn how to memorize. One more thing was I wanted to stand one pressure. So when I have a presentation In my life I have no pressure. The script Template was very easy because I just needed to copy and paste, and time 27 times. That means 27 pictures. I had one challenging thing : the timing. Sometimes  I would be off by one or two seconds. Like I mentioned before, I had to restart a lot, a lot of my script to make it more personal.

I liked it. I made no mistakes. I enjoyed having no mistakes and people actually learned something. The only challenge I had is when I was still speaking I switch the slid not on purpose.

So I hope you learned something. Always remember Pakistan is one of  the most polluted countries in the world.

 

The Dangers Forest

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Do you know the Bedford Ropes Course builds teamwork and trust. They include a lot of activities, team working and games. If you go there I think you will love it.

The first challenge I loved was Indiana Jones. The Indiana Jones challenge is a lot of beams and different sizes and length. It was easy to balance but the transitions are harder. The second part of Indiana Jones,  was going through a tree. It was fun and I have never done that before. My second best course was the Ropes Swing Course.  You have a rope and a platform you use the rope to the platform you can’t touch the ground. We came up with ideas and we got one to chuck the light people all the way to the top of the rope and it worked. But it was taking a long so me and my friend Nico and  we got a big log but the people said “ you can’t use a log.” So we got fustrated but we almost got everyone on the platform but time was up to go to  the next course. The next best thing I liked was the Rope Bridge challenge. It was fun because one person from each side had to come to each side. You had to fast and balance one side. 

Some of my classmates were competitive and in charge and demanding. Team work Important because communicating and talking to each other. 

I learned that I was shy but then I saw people encouraging me then I spoke up. Like when my friend Noah Conway said “you got this on indiana Jones.” That helped me and I finished the course with ease. Teamwork was important because you can talk to people and discuss what we are going to do. 

Overall this trip was good because you build trust and teamwork with people you don’t even talk to.

 

Home of The Brave Reflection

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Oftentimes in literature there is a main character we are going to talk about Kek. He is the main character in Home of The Brave by Katherine Applegate. When we read , we can have windows and mirrors and windows into the lives of characters.  Window is what you have opposite stuff and mirrors are what you have stuff alike.

Living in a refugee camp was hard for Kek. This is a window for me because I have never been not with my family or in a refugee camp. One example is Kek had to learn English so it was hard to communicate and talk to people in the refugee camp.  Another reason is that learning was hard for him and school because a lot of people knew how to speak English and had experience. The last reason is there was not a lot of food to go around. Kek had to wait in lines to get a small amount of food everyday and there were long lines. This is a window for me because I did not have trouble speaking english and did experience what Kek went through.

Kek is feeling lonely and missing his family because he came to the US by himself.  This is a window for me because I have my family and they are dead and I have not gone through that. One example is Kek is unsure that his mom is alive. She is currently not with Kek and missing. When Kek reunites with his extended family, he realizes just how much missed his true family.

Getting used to new technology and the way things work in America is hard for kek. One example was the washing machine. He put his aunt’s dishes in the washing machine and thought it would wash but it ended up breaking the dishes. Another example is he did not know how to turn on the tv.

Adjusting to a different climate/Weather is challenging. Kek used to be his family and laugh stick together. But now he is in an apartment where he can turn up the heat or turn down the heat. So now Kek does not need to be freezing at night.

This must have been a really hard adjustment for Kek. I can’t imagine not knowing how so many things around me work. This has also made me realize just how hard life can be in a new place that is so different from your old home.