Tuesday, August 30, 2011

"Danger Of a Single Story"

Chimamanda Adichie the  name of the women. Chimamanda Adichie is a story teller started writing and reading at age seven.All the books she had read had white people until finally  found Afro American literature. Her roommate thought that she didnt  know how to use the things that  she knows how to use (American  roommate). She went to mexico (Guadalajara).She read that immigrants are getting arrested and they are crossing the border and escaping from health care.They are regular people and she felt  bad because she was acting like her american roommate and being mean .She knew that they over exactgirating.



  1. What does it mean to have a 'single story' about a place or community?It means that you love that community or you think your experience was awesome being their.
  2. Describe a single story you have heard told about your community. What is missing from that story? How could people learn more about that community?What I have heard about my community is that their is more american people moving in.Nothing.
  3. Describe a single story you have heard about another community. How did you learn that story? How could you find out more about that community?A nother story i have heard is that in a community their is more mexicans moving in.Internet.Internet or news.
  4. How could a game let players experience many stories about a place or community?Well you could do a game of a community and put a diffrent kind of person moving in and keep increasing.

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

!!!!!!!!Cyberbullying!!!!!!!!

Cyberbullying 2011
This is my first blog post of
 the 2011-2012 school year.

What is a cyberbully?
A cyberbully is a person that is on the Internet, and that texts mean stuff  or pertends that they are someone else.


What are the different types of cyberbullying?
The different type of cyberbullying is when you are on the Internet and when you text.


What should you do if you are being cyberbullied?
The first thing you should do is tell a trusted family member or a trusted teacher or a trusted friend then you should block the person that is bothering you.


What are some reasons that people cyberbully others?
They cyberbully because they want to have revenge because they probably have been bullied before or they are jealous.


What is the result of the cyberbully experiences?
Bad and sad.


What type of cyberbully does Taylor experienced?
She expierenses threw the internet.


What would you do if you were  in Taylor's situation?
I will tell a trusted adult and then block that person and try to do something about it.
How does Taylor react to the mean comments people keep posting about her?
She feels sad and mad because they arent true


Does she ever try to stop people from posting insults?What could shed have done?
Yes because she and her mom go somewhere so they could stop cyberbullying.


How do you think Taylor felt about her friends betraying her?
She probably felt horrible and sad but at the same mad.


What kind of changes do you see Taylor expierence throught the film?
She starts to stand up for herself and her friends.