President of Uruguay

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I believe that President Jose Mujica is doing a selfless deed for others. He is a very kind, generous man who likes to help the less fortunate and the people who need the money more than him. Most people with this higher authority like him do not normally do this. Most of them try to donate some, yet not a lot. Some don't even give anything and keep for themselves.

Kid Nation 2

   The first idea I see presented is society. I think this because the kids are in the same area but they disagree on the type of food that they eat and how the food is. One example of this is that the kids were disagreeing on if they should or should not kill the chicken because some thought it was not  necessary even though they needed the chickens protein. Another example is that they all kind of disagree on how the food they are already cooking taste, some think it's okay, some think it's disgusting because they are used to the food where there from and refuse to adjust.

   Another idea showed in this video is Formal Sanctions. This is showed by the town meeting that they have when they give one gold star that costs  $2,000 to the person who the concil thimks works the hardest. Then they have showdowns that shows the groups that show what part of society they are and the last group gets punished with the laborers that does all the dirty work.

   The last idea presented is values. This is shown because every week they have a showdown to determine what part of society they are. This showns there values that come along with there part. For example the laborers does the laundry, cleans after meals, and clean the dishes, and they only get paid 10 cents. For my conclusion I state that even though they have there differences, they still come together as a community and work together very well when they set aside there differences.

 

Kid Nation 3

      I think the first idea shown in the video is laws. This is idea is presented by the town council making rules and enforcment. For example, the town council set a curfew for the town because they were staying up late even though they knew they had to do work early in the morning.
    The sencond idea presented is formal sanctions. This is shown by someone that works hard and earns the gold star that costs 20,000 dollars.For example Michael is a guy that works hard, respectful, and  is very helpful; he is the type of person who deserves the gold star.
     The last idea shown in the video is morals. This is shown by some of the younger pioneers experienced an older pioneer cursing out of rage because he believed he deserved the gold star. Someone who curses around children and makes it seem like its alright to curse is not worthy to recieve the gold star. In conclusion morals that all of the younger people know makes the town grow closer together even if the older boy makes mistakes.

Easter Weekend

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For my Easter weekend, I did a lot of amazing activities. Thursday, I went to the Arnold Rec Center with my friend. We swam, played pool, and played airhockey. Friday, my sisters and I colored eggs, then had a peep  war, which was my favorite part. I wasn't that good though! Sunday, I went to church and visited family at my grandma's house. We had a easter egg hunt for the little kids, we took pictures, amd we saw family we have not seen in a while and that I miss.

Marvel Cinematic

 I am a HUGE fan of the Marvel universe!  There are so many things to enjoy and explore in it. First of everyone should know by now who the Avengers are by there big cinematic sucsess. O ther movies were made by Marvel Studios that many people know about, for example there is the Spider- Man trilogy, the new Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, Ghost Rider, Iron Man trilogy, two different Hulk movies, X-men movies, Daredevil, Elektra,ect. Most of the avengers have there own movie except for Hawkeye, which has a tiny part in Thor, and Black Widow, which is in some of Iron man 2. Picture from here

Friendly Letter

                                                                                                                                       
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                                                                                                                              Festus MO, 63028
                                                                                                                              April 1, 2014

Dear Mrs. DeBolt,
         I would like to tell you a few things about myself. I am a huge fan of playing softball. I am catcher and outfielder. I've been playing softball for five years now and still enjoy it. I also have a passion for science. Science is an extrodinary discovery that helps people find out everything there is to know about our world and the universe. Science helps teach us about our past and possibly our future. I also enjoy running. When I run I feel free, like their are no barriers holding me back. I am a enormous geek about marvel, sci-fi, and school, anything you think a geek would be.

       An interesting thing that has happened to me was my father moved 800 miles away to, Houston, Texas.
It was my Forth grade year and my mom and dad were spliting up, my dad has already been to Texas and other states because of his old job so I was kind of use to not seeing him. One day my parents called my sisters and I into the living room so that they could tell us. My father said he got offered a job and that he met a girl. I was happy for him about the job part, but not so much with the girl part. I was so upset I couldn't express it with tears. I have tried to get over it, but people keep on comparing me to him. I have seen him twice down in Texas now, one month during the summer. He loves us and I know he does, but I still can't get past the fact that he left us.
   
      I believe I am pretty good with technology. My dad taught me some stuff when I was little. I like to make slide shows and presentations. Technology allows us to explore freely with ideas and express them in a whole new way. I would love to learn how to photoshop too

                                                                                                        Your Friend,
                                                                                                             Jesica Harris

Kid nation

        In this video,the word power is presented. They chose a few kids to be city council and run the town. They were chosen to supervise and control the kids and the town. The kids in the council were chosen to rise above everyone else and control everything. They were chosen to chose jobs, help the ones in need, and help with the tasks at hand.
       The next characteristic is verstehen. This is shown by some of the members were complaining and the others were trying not to get mad by putting themselves in there place. Most of the kids in the younger age group are the ones complaining about missing home. For example, the youngest council member was missing her family and so the older council member put herself in her place and understood.
       Dramaturgy is also demonstrated in this video. The kids express there own personal opinions about someone or other people. For instance when a boy hurt his leg, mostly everyone stood there and watched instead of helping. So that is what presents dramaturgy.
   

Do video games make kids more violent?

I believe that video games do not influence kids to be violent. I believe this because most games do not have terrible violent. Most of those games are more inappropriate than violent. Yes, most games these days do have action and adventure but that does not mean violence is being associated with those properties. For example, most kids these days are playing games like minecraft or call of duty.Which they do not attempt because we all know these games are fictional.

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