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American Revolution Project

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Script + Notes:

Narrator: Justin, Ryan, Jordan 

Soldier: Ryan

Civilians: Jordan, Justin

Judge: Jordan

Why did the massacre happen?

  • Because the British had instituted a number of new taxes on the American colonies
  • The taxes included tea, glass, paper, paint and lead.
  • Protesters were protesting the British occupation of their city sent to Boston to enforce taxation measures
  • The massacre had gotten 5 people killed and 6 people injured
  • The massacre occurred in the evening of March 5, 1770 King Street
  • Just before the shooting began at the Boston Massacre, a British soldier struck a young boy with his rifle’s butt for insulting a British officer. Captain Thomas Preston and eight British soldiers came to his aid. Private Montgomery was hit with a stick and fired into the crowd
  • Crowd had been dispersed, a total of 13 people were arrested. 8 of them being british officers.
  • Some results of the massacre caused massive public outcry against british rule and further pushed the idea that the british empire was evil.
  • Britain needed money due to defending the US from the french, but now that they had none, they started taxing the people in the States to gain more money. Lots of British people higher up that could make decisions secretly hated the new taxes on tea and many other imported objects.
  • This was a huge opening for writers and newspaper writing because of propaganda being spread to fear and hate the british.
  • After the “murders”, the soldiers were put on trial, and as their defendant, they hired John Adams, who was a well respected gentleman that was very anti-stamp act, but he also would enforce the law. 
  • The court case would put Adams’ reputation at risk, but in the end impacted him much less than expected. 6 of the soldiers were proven not guilty, and 2 were proven on manslaughter, and if they committed any other crime, the sentence would be harsher.

Script:

 

(Jordan)Narrator: It was a cold winter day. The pressure was on. The british were heavily taxing the american people and they were definitely not happy. It only took 1 person to start it all.

 

Justin, angry and disappointed mood: “Oh god sakes, are you soldiers stupid? I had to pay so much money to taxes and I don’t even know if I can last 2 more years.”

 

Ryan: “I’m sorry sir, but we cannot do anything. It’s the government’s decision of making the taxes.”

 

Jordan, angry voice: “Only idiot buggers would make those kinds of decisions, like what were ya even thinkin’”

 

Ryan, British accent: “Hey!, you better take you filthy mouth somewhere else, you won’t like what’s coming next.”

 

(Justin and Jordan angrily scream at the british officer) YA WAT MATE WHAT ARE YA SAYING MATE YOU WANNA GO MATE? AH? U WANNA GO AH?

 

(Ryan) Narrator: The pressure was getting real, the soldiers were angry and so were the people. Britain needed money due to defending the US from the French but now, they have none.

 

Jordan, more masculine voice😂: “Don’t you dare tell me what to do bugger!”

 

Justin pretends to be little child; make sure to sound whiny: “Yeah you serve no right to order us”

Ryan: “ Oh wow, even a child is talking back, some rude manners there!”

 

Justin: “Shut up moron”

 

Ryan: action: hits rifle butt at Justin’s face, “don’t you dare tell me to shut up bloody scrub

 

Jordan, Justin pretends to be soldiers: try to break up Ryan’s fight with the little boy

 

*when fight breaks up, civilians form snowballs and throws them at the soldiers*

 

Ryan: “ OI, Stop it you bloody scrubs !”

 

Jordan: Throw it harder! Make sure they BLEED. WE HAVE PLENTY OF SNOW AND ICICLES TO THROW”

 

*People start to freak out and ryan shoots Jordan and Justin*

 

Ryan: I told you not to mess with me, bugger.

 

(Justin) Narrator: “Later on that day, the people of boston saw a newspaper released about the boston massacre. It was heavily exaggerated, which caused the people of America to see this event as an atrocity committed against the people of boston.

(Ryan) Narrator: After the “murders”, the soldiers were put on trial, and as their defendant, they hired John Adams, who was a well respected gentleman that was very anti-stamp act, but he also would enforce the law. Adams was the perfect defendant for the soldiers who shot the innocent civilians. They moved to a court and it was packed top to bottom.

 

 

Core Competencies:

Creative Thinking/Communication

Communication:

-I give, receive, and act on feedback.

When we were creating this project, we asked Mr. Chaffee for feedback and reviewing. He told us that 30 seconds of a skit would be too short, and we should shoot for around 3 minutes. Our group decided that the Boston massacre is a short event, so we decided to add narration of what is going on in the scene, and add the court case alongside the Boston Massacre. Without Mr. Chaffee’s feedback and advice, we would have a dull, boring 30 second skit, but we managed to edit and act on his advice to create a fully-baked, 3 minute presentation. To add, Jordan and Ryan both had great ideas for the project, such as adding a whole new scene of a courtroom and adding Sam Adams to the skit and assigning our roles. I we all gave each other feedback on how we should put them into the skit without making things awkward such as merging 2 scenes in one, and acted upon that feedback to each other.

-I can take on roles and responsibilities in a group.

Furthermore, I took the role of researching and narrating the story. My group members would type out the information on the google docs and do some research, while I looked up information and came up with script ideas such as adding narration to fill the plot and add time to the overall product. I can admit, when we took this project home, I didn’t do as much as my group members, but I put my part into the project by coming up with ideas and making sure it is historically correct. For the presentation, Our group had some trouble on memorizing the lines for the characters, so we all helped each other along with giving them signs to start saying their line, and took our responsibility to make sure the skit was moving smoothly.

-I get ideas when I play. My ideas are fun for me and make me happy.

When we were thinking of props for the skit, I was thinking specifically of the snowballs being thrown at the officers (which is pretty hilarious) and I thought, “We’re not throwing ice in the class, what can we use as a substitute?” and I thought if we crunch up paper balls, we can throw them with some distance. Best part is, paper is white just like snowballs, so it would be a crafty and fun alternative to actual snow or ice. To add, Jordan had an idea to use papers as a prop for the court scene, so we can get away with writing the script on a piece of paper without anyone knowing. That gave me an idea to use small queue cards for writing notes about the script, and looking at them when help is needed.

Things to improve on:

This project is a 3 man group, and i’ll admit, I didn’t put as much work as I could’ve. At school, I did my part and did the research and made ideas, but when it was sent home as homework, I only wrote 1 or 2 lines for the characters. A way I can make sure this doesn’t happen again, and to add more work to the group is to contact my group members and stay in touch so I don’t run out of ideas on how to support my fellow peers and add to the project in general.

 

Industrial Revolution Invention Project

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Explain your invention and how it is going to improve people’s lives.

Because organs are limited and expensive, people don’t get the transplants they need. But thanks to our product, organs would be a somewhat affordable producible resource.

Why did you choose the invention that you created?

I was talking about this concept with my dad before, and I thought it would save lives and be profitable, so I used this concept in this project.

What makes your invention: economic, ethical and environmentally friendly?

Economic: we reduce the price of organs and make it more affordable, lowering the overall price for organs Ethical: We originally tried to use our product on rats, but that was inhumane, so we decided to develop our own tissue (the TFMP) and save lives. Environmental: this product does not emit any carbon or waste, cutting down on unhealthy environmental problems.

Why should people invest/purchase your invention over the other inventions in the invention fair?

Our product has a large profit margin, each organ fetching at least $100,000 for each organ, and investing $10,000 would get you your money back with 1 sell.

What was the hardest part of this project?  How did you/would you overcome this?

We had minimal problems with this project, just some typos and program glitches, but overall, the project was fun and simple to complete.

How realistic is your invention and what would be the issue with creating your invention?

Our invention is somewhat realistic as stem cells may be able to grow out organs, but chemical-balognea is completely made up, and the issue would be the organs would take too long to grow without chemical balognea.

How well did your group work?  What were the problems {and how did you overcome them} and what worked well?

Both Jordan and I worked well together. Problems we had were Jordan not working as hard as he could’ve, but he was catching up on other work. The effort became 60% me and 40% Jordan, yet Jordan still put in the effort we needed in the group. I overcame this downside by doing half of this project, and leaving the rest for jordan. I still needed to help him out a little, as the program hated us, yet we overcame the difficulties and had a nice result.

Give your project a letter grade and explain why it deserves that mark.

I would give our project a B+. We put in good efforts and worked hard, but I think just an infographic wasn’t enough. We could’ve made an info chart giving more information about the project, but it seemed like the infographic was just enough as we racked up second place in the investment fair.

Evaluate all group members {including yourself}, give them a letter grade and explain why you gave the mark that you did.

I would give myself a B+ and jordan a B. we both put in the efforts we needed, although I did a little more. Overall, this project was fun to do, and we really explored our creative sides of our mind.

 

Creative/Critical Thinking:

I feel like we used creative thinking for this project the most because we needed to think about the whole concept of harvesting organs and getting around the flaws of doing so with our technology such as inventing the chemical-balgonea. Only recently I found out this technology exists, but at the level we interpreted it, it’s way more advanced than what we have now. We also used a little bit of critical thinking as we wanted to use some logic with this project to make it somewhat realistic such as the stem cell theory. When we came across some problems, we would try to do something new to covercome that issue, such as when we had to come up with somkething to house the stem cells, we thought of using rats. We later thought that it would be animal cruelty, so we developed a whole new invention called the TFMP.

As for the presentation, communication was a key competency we both required. We were answering many simple questions such as Who we are selling this product to, or does this product have sales, but we did come across some complicated questions such as the risks of compatibility with our organs, and with our previous knowledge of our stem cell theory and communication, we overcame these complicated questions. To add, communication is a key skill in presentation because of coordincation. Without it, we would talk over each other, not know the specific information about the project and more.

Outside of the project, when we were working on it at home, I feel like I needed to work on communication as I wasn’t very clear on our parts in the project and I ended up doing more of the project than him. In the end, the lack of communication at home wasn’t that bad, we still could’ve worked more effieciently and because of this event, I now know I should communicate and organize more efficiently to have more efficient work time. To conclude, my key strengths would be critical and creative thinking, and I have some skills in the communication range, but I should work on some parts of that field such as organization and a little bit of coordination.

Costs:

TFMP = ~$10 per inch

Robotic Surgery Arms = ~$2 million

Factory = ~$1.5 million

Equipment = ~$4,000

Medical License = ~$1,700

 

 

                                                   

Take Your Kid To Work Day 2019

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This year I decided to get into graphic design. I’ve always wanted to create my own art by mixing and matching photos and editing them, then showing them off to my friends and family. I really enjoy making my own little edits to photos but that got me thinking: “What if i can use this skill in my career?”

Graphic design is making visual concepts through software or by hand to communicate a concept to consumers. The way this information can be delivered can be through posters, banners, art and more. But, what are the requirements for the job, and why am I passionate about it?

Work Environment:

What a Graphic design studio can look like below:

Graphic designers normally work in an office space, which I personally favor because I’m very used to sitting at my computer playing games, doing homework, or browsing all with my own privacy. Sometimes, designers may have their own personal studio and I am not a very extroverted person, so the added layer of privacy is nice to have. The average work time for a graphic designer is 37 hours a week (about 5 hours a day) and the time table is very comfortable to me because sitting at my computer for more than 8 hours a day just drawing or making artwork would get very boring very fast.

Most of the work graphic designers do is meeting with clients, drawing or editing photos and selling them.

Educational Requirements:

Graphic designers are normally required to have a degree in Visual arts specialization. This specialization can be in graphic design, commercial art and graphic communications or cartooning. To get a better chance of being hired, however, it is recommended to have a bachelor’s or higher degree on a different field.

Salaries & Annual pay:

Thanks to Neuvoo.ca, I managed to find some information about the salaries plus the tax. On entry, workers make about $27,307 a year. Plus tax, that would be decreased to $23,267 ($14 per hour, plus tax: $11.93). On the other side of the coin, the most experienced are estimated to make $77,903 and $57,831 plus tax. ($29.66 per hour plus tax).

My Passion:

When I was 11, I found a genre of art and music called Vaporwave. I found the visuals and audio mesmerizing as I’ve never even seen or heard anything like it. For 3 years I’ve wanted to make my own art based on that genre, until i got Photoshop and Paint.net. The very first edit I made, was a mashup of retro style photos in an mspaint window from windows 95. I titled it “Tranquility” because of the 3d text I put on the photo reading “Tranquility.” Here is a photo of it below:

It wasn’t very hard to make and i’ll admit, this isn’t as good as the other photos I’ve made. Fast forward to now, I made a photo while I was sick, to distract me from the pain. I was originally going to add palm trees, Fiji bottles and a grid to the photo, but as soon as I inserted a rose, I saved it and I love how it turned out. I titled this “Trippy” because of the sides of the photo.

The thing that connects all of the photos I’ve made is that every time I finished creating something, I felt a rush of joy that I’ve never felt before. This makes me want to improve and come up with new ideas and pursue this skill further by becoming a Graphic designer.

Demand & Contacts:

Is this job going to be in demand in the future?

Most likely, no. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ current Occupational Outlook Handbook, the graphic field is expected to grow by 5 percent through 2026, which is slower than average. This may be the case because of the specializations required to get hired. Even if the field is smaller than average, it’s not easy to get a job because of again, specializations.

Who can help me pursue this career?

Through Upwork.com, you can find quality graphic designers, and contact them through the website.

Kathrina T:

“I am a Graphic Designer with over 8 years of professional experience in the industry. I am very proficient in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign. I have a lot of background in both Print and Web design. I have gained a Top-Rated status here on Upwork because of my successful collaborations with a lot of different clients. I am very passionate about what I do and my clients can attest to my professionalism, proven by the countless positive feedback I have garnered.”

Rated 5 stars, works 9 hours a day and has completed 204 jobs.

Video About Graphic Design:

This video is literally graphic design communicating the concept of graphic design. It goes over what the concept of graphic design is, (Communicating information through art) and gives examples of graphic design, such as when they presented the definition of a widow line, or kerning.

 

In the end, I want to pursue this career because I have the skills to do it and I find it interesting and fun. I am passionate about this field even if I’m an amaetuer and I enjoy graphic design as a pass time activity.