AOrtega's Island School Blog

NYPD

2012-02-10T07:24:00.000-08:00

1) Describe a time when a police man/woman has helped/protected you or someone you know?

Answer: One time this guy was following my mom and me and then the police stopped him because he seemed and he looked like someone who just robbed a store.

2) Describe a time when a police man/woman has acted in a way you disagreed with. How could they have handled it better?

Answer: One time i was walking to the store and i saw this police man grabbing a pregnant woman roughly because he thought she looked suspicious which got me extremely mad because he put handcuffs on her and she told him that it hurt her stomach and he didn't even care.

3) Should citizens be able to take photos and videos of the police? Why or why not?

Answer: I think they should i mean like why wouldn't they be able to if the police didn't do anything bad then they don't have nothing to fear.

4) Is there anything a citizen should not be allowed to take a photo or video of (for example, inside the subway, couples making out, outside the White House)?

Answer: I agree that citizens shouldn't take pictures of like the white house because they can somehow endanger someones life like for example the president and/or his family.

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Extra Credit: What did the video mean by “Corruption drives on Secrecy”?

Answer: i think that the quote "corruption drives on secrecy" means that there is only corruption when there is something secret to hide.

Question#19

2012-02-08T11:34:00.000-08:00

If you could train any wild animal to be a house pet, which animal would you choose?

Answer: I would choose a cheetah.

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Question#18

2012-02-08T11:30:00.000-08:00

If you could trade places with an animal for one day, which animal would you be?

Answer: i would like to be a dolphin because i would be able to swim really fast and spend all my day in water.

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Question#17

2012-02-07T08:17:00.000-08:00

In your opinion what sound is the most annoying sound?

Answer: the most annoying sound for me is when the cars alarm go off it just gets on my nerves.

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Question#16

2012-02-07T08:12:00.000-08:00

Which part of a typical day do you look forward to the most?

Answer: the part of the day that i look forward to is right after school ends.

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Question#15

2012-02-07T07:57:00.000-08:00

If you could know one thing about your future, what would you want to know?

Answer: one thing that i would like to know about my future is how im going to die.

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Question#14

2012-02-06T09:35:00.000-08:00

What something you fake all the time?

Answer: something that i fake all the time is my hight i say that im 5 3'' even though im 5 2'' but i dont think its a major lie because it only one inch off.

Image from: http://www.sciencephoto.com

Question#13

2012-02-06T09:06:00.000-08:00

A window opens, it’s you 3 years ago, what advice do you give yourself?

Answer: if a window ever opens and its me 3 years ago what i would tell myself would be to do all my school work.

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Question#12

2012-02-06T08:55:00.000-08:00

What’s one thing you’d change about your neighborhood?

Answer: one thing that i would like to change about my neighborhood is all the violence and all the noise especially at night i hate it when im trying to sleep.

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Question#11

2012-02-06T08:51:00.001-08:00

Do you sing in the shower?

Answer: Yes I do sing in the shower. what i like to sing in the shower is bass down low by dev ft. the carccas or something like that, spanish music, and i dont know what else.

Image from:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shower

Abigail's AWESOME Memorial

2012-02-03T07:11:00.000-08:00

Question#10

2012-01-31T07:57:00.000-08:00

Do you believe in love at first sight? Why or why not?

I dont believe in love at first sight because that is just falling in love with their looks and not their personality. I fall in love with people because of their personality their looks are just a bonus.

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Question#9

2012-01-31T07:46:00.000-08:00

What’s your best childhood memory?

My best childhood memory was when i went to a resort in Florida with my mom, my dad, my 2 sisters, and me. there where water slides a really really cool park, a pool/ hot tub/ jacuzzi and it had lights so the water changed different colors. It was soooooooooooo fun!!!!!

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Question#8

2012-01-31T07:30:00.000-08:00

Describe your bedroom. What’s the single most important thing in it?

My bed has an aqua color bedspread, i have like 7 posters of my favorite band i have, i have a 46'' flat screen television there are 3 mirrors, 2 closets, and 2 cabinets. I have an x box 360 (kinect) and a big white shelf thingy that holds my television, cable box, and a small table thing where i can eat, do my homework (most of the times) ect. The single most important thing in my room is my Xbox.

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Question#7

2012-01-24T07:46:00.000-08:00

If u could take a trip to a time machine would u travel into the future or back to the past?

Answer: I would travel back to the past.

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Question#6

2012-01-24T07:45:00.000-08:00

If you could live in a different country for one year which country would you choose?

Answer: I would choose Italy.

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Question#5

2012-01-24T07:42:00.000-08:00

If you could be the inventor of one thing what would it be?

Answer: The wheel or the lightbulb.

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My scrolling background

2012-01-24T07:33:00.000-08:00

Question#4

2012-01-20T08:03:00.000-08:00

If you could be an exchange student, where would you want to go?

Answer: Paris, france.

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Question #3

2012-01-20T07:59:00.000-08:00

Which musical instrument best describes your personality?

Answer: The instrument that best describes my personality is the drums.

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Question #2

2012-01-20T07:28:00.000-08:00

What is something you think you will be good at when your an adult?

Answer: Something i think that i will be good at when im an adult is an artist of an actor.

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Question #1

2012-01-20T07:22:00.000-08:00

What qualities do you look for when choosing your friends?

Answer: The qualities that i look for when choosing my friends is their honesty,loyalty and, personality.

Turning test

2011-12-19T09:19:00.000-08:00

A) Did either of the machines come close to passing the Turing Test (did they seem human?)
Answer: sort of but then i just stopped answering them and just kept pressing the enter button and cleverbot wrote extremely fast and i believe no human can write that fast and change from different subjects.

B) What were some of the questions you asked them? Why?
Answer: I asked them if they were human because i probably thought they would spill.

C) Why do you think it’s so hard to design a machine that passes the Turing Test
Answer: I think that it would be really hard to make them response to the write thing at the right time.

Plagiarism part 1

2011-12-16T15:21:00.000-08:00

So one time that i plagiarized was in 5th grade when we had to write about 7 page essay (front and back) about a book a group i read in our own words and i was out of ideas by the 3rd page so i took some sentences and changed some of the words.

Human rights

2011-12-07T11:20:00.000-08:00

1. Name 5 human rights and explain what they mean.
Answer: #1 don't discriminate-to not judge a book by its cover, #2 no torture- to not make others suffer, #3 we are all equal no matter where we go- no one is worth more or less than anybody, #4 marriage and family- everyone has the right to love, #5 workers rights- the right to ha a job with a fair amount of pay.

2. What human rights are violated in the game ICED? Explain.
Answer: I believe that all the human rights are violated in this game.

3. If you could re-design this game, what would you keep? What would you do differently?
Answer: I would keep everything and just let the player make their own character and make the character use props (ex. car, bike, etc.) and make the character able to kick, punch and/or be able to talk.

Extra credit game what would you do?

2011-11-29T07:31:00.000-08:00

1. What is this game about?
Answer: This game is about making the right decisons.

2. Explain some of the choices you made and what happened as a result?
Answer: I made the choice of not going to the party.

3. Why is a game like this important?
Answer: This game is important because it makes you realize whats right and wrong.

4. How could this game be improved?
Answer: Longer chapteres

My Terrain

2011-11-15T07:49:00.000-08:00

2011-10-26T11:37:00.001-07:00

potery

2011-10-26T11:36:00.000-07:00

my box

2011-10-26T11:18:00.000-07:00

my rainbow

2011-10-26T11:09:00.000-07:00

my rainbow

2011-10-25T08:17:00.001-07:00

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My 9/11 movie

2011-09-20T10:12:00.001-07:00

9/11 memorial

2011-09-09T08:18:00.000-07:00

1. Describe what your favorite design looked like?
Answers: The first one that had the two buildings with the place pointed out where the plate hit the world trade center and the dome in front of it, and inside it had names of all the victims.

2. How were the designs different, how were they the same?
Answers: the designs were different because of the different designs. they were the same because they had all the names of the victims.

3. If you could create a memorial for 9/11 what would it look like?
Answers: I would make a museum and have all the names of the victims of 9/11 written in paper separated. (like different list for example a list with the fire fighters who died, paramedics who died, police men who died and, business workers who died and of course all the people who responded to the 911 calls who didn't die you know gotta give them some credit too.)

Think out side the box

2011-09-08T06:47:00.000-07:00

Dear fans of my blog,

First off, I want to tell you what a fun summer I had. Not only did I go to the beach , but I also went to six flags every Monday of each week. One thing that I didn’t do (but wish I had) was visit my baby cousin . It feels so weird to be at school because i'm not use to waking up early .

Anyhow, I just watched a Men in Black video clip and it was really funny. I couldn’t believe that Will Smith acted like a weardo. Looking at Mr. Lahana’s “MOST IMPORTANT THINGS” list it’s pretty clear this video was talking about other ways to solve problems. This is because not everything will be easy to do so there will have to be different options.

On #4 of Mr. Lahana’s “MOST IMPORTANT THINGS” list he talks about finding what you love. Besides texting, Facebooking, and drooling over my favorite star munro chambers, I’m into some serious stuff. Stuff that not everyone’s into– like drawing baby cartoons. It’s true! I could spend hours drawing and time just vanishes. If you gave me access to a computer with a camera, Garageband, Scratch, Photoshop or 3D design software I would make a drawing that showed off my talent at school. But you know, I’m not perfect at my talent yet. By the end of the year I hope I can be able to reach most of my goals. Well, that’s all I have time to write for now bye-bye.

surprise button

2011-06-13T17:36:00.000-07:00

say something

2011-06-13T17:35:00.000-07:00

interractive whirl

2011-06-13T17:32:00.001-07:00

Follow the mouse

2011-06-13T17:10:00.000-07:00

Interractive whirl

2011-06-13T17:09:00.000-07:00

Glide

2011-06-06T22:08:00.001-07:00

move to a beat

2011-06-06T22:05:00.000-07:00

Extra Credit: Assumed guilty

2011-05-30T14:45:00.000-07:00

1. Tell a story about a time you (or someone you know) was accused of something you didn’t do.

Answer:My little sister was accused of taking my big sisters money.

2. What is it about you that made someone assume that you were guilty? Your age? Gender? Skin color? Things you’ve done in the past?

Answer:The fact that I was there when they trashed a store.

3. Have you ever assumed someone was guilty and later found out they were innocent? Tell the story.

Answer:Yes, once i thought my little sister was the one who broke my laptop but then i found out it was my cousin that dropped it by mistake.

2011-05-17T07:19:00.000-07:00

1. Which answer did you pick first? Why?

Answer: The first answer i choose was c. just ask her. Her reaction will say it all. I chose this answer because i know it the right thing to do.

2. Can you think of other things that people do online that they wouldn’t normally do in person? Give examples.

Answer: cyber bulling.

3. How important is your privacy online? Do you care if your friends know your passwords? If you have one, do you let anyone view your Facebook pages? Explain.

Answer: its not so important because i dont have any personal information on my account. I dont care if my friends know my password because i know that the would never go in my account and that they would never tell anyone. I dont really go on my account because i forgot my password.

Detention centers

2011-03-25T06:36:00.000-07:00

1) Describe with as much detail as possible, what the detention centers are like (i.e., the bathrooms, medical facilities, cells, solitary confinement, etc.)

Answer: The detention centers are cruel places because they mistreat people, they disrespect them too and, they abuse them.

2) How did playing this game make you feel?

Answer: I felt really sad because of the stories that were told of people that experienced being locked in the detention centers.

3) What do you think the Unites States should do differently with their immigrants?

Answer: I think that the United States shuould just send them back right away to their country.

** EXTRA CREDIT **

4) If you finished the game, what did you find out about Boubacar’s death?
Answer:I found out that the nurses didnt want to attend him when he neded special attention imedietly.

5) Now that you’re officially a game designer, how would you improve this game?
Answer:I would give more information on how the guy died to make it easier to figure out.

My flower tank

2011-03-04T06:45:00.000-08:00

Maze

2011-03-02T09:14:00.000-08:00

Car race

2011-03-02T08:45:00.000-08:00

Behind the Swoosh Part:2

2010-10-12T07:20:00.000-07:00

1. How much do Nike workers make in Indonesia each day? How many hours a day do they work?

Answer: They make about 1.25 each day for working 12 hours.

2. What is life like for Indonesian Nike workers at home?

Answer: Life for people in Indonesia is bad because they don't have a matres to sleep on and they also don't have food.

3. Why won’t Nike talk to Jim or Leslie or let them visit the shoe factory?

Answer: They probably don't want Jim or Leslie to see that Nike makes people work hard in bad conditions.

Behind the Swoosh Part:1

2010-10-05T07:12:00.000-07:00

1. What does it mean to “make a decent living”? What should you be able to afford to buy?

Answer: It means to be middle class. You should be able to buy a lot of things for example, cars or houses.

2. Where do your sneakers come from? Who makes them?

Answer: I think my sneakers come from a factory. People.

3. What is a sweatshop (take a guess, even if you have no idea)?

Answer: I think a sweatshop is a factory where people work hard and get a little amount of money.

Two truths an a lie

2010-09-15T08:52:00.000-07:00

1: I went to the beach.

2: I ate sushi.

3: I cooked spaghetti.

Super size me part:2

2010-06-16T09:40:00.000-07:00

1. Do you think consumers (people who buy things) have the right to sue McDonald's for selling unhealthy food? Why or why not?

Answer: Yes because eating McDonald's leads to high cholesterol, heartburn, and heart attacks.

2. McDonald's is the largest owner of private playgrounds in the world. What other ways does McDonald's use to market their food to children?

Answer: The toys in the happy meals and their clown Ronald.

3. How many calories do you think a healthy kid should eat in a day? According to the movie, how many calories are in a Super Size fries? How about a Double Gulp soda?

Answer: A growing girl should eat about 1850 calories a day and a growing boy should eat 2200. The super size fries have over 600 calories, and the double gulp soda has

Get well Ruby

2010-05-25T06:45:00.000-07:00

i hope you get well soon ruby so you can play again with your little toys and friends. See you next time when you come back to the school it was nice meeting you.

Another funny video of ismael

2010-05-12T18:22:00.000-07:00

Ismael's funny dance moves! (he dances weird !!)

2010-05-12T18:19:00.000-07:00

Ismael's silly dance moves

2010-05-12T18:16:00.000-07:00

Ismael's liberty dance moves

2010-05-12T18:09:00.000-07:00

Super size me part:1

2010-05-12T08:51:00.000-07:00

1. How many times a week do you eat at McDonalds or other fast food restaurants? Do you ever think about whether what you are eating is healthy? Why or why not?

Answer: I eat McDonalds once a week and sometimes once a month. I don't really think about it because I know its not healthy that is why i always go home and eat a fruit or i make a vegatable salad.

2. What do you predict will happen to Morgan’s health at the end of the month? Do you think he will remain in perfect health?

Answer: I think he's gonna get fat gain weight and he's going to shrink.

3. In one scene there is a shot of a McDonalds inside of a hospital. What do you think about that? Do you find it normal, funny, strange, or sad?

Answer: I think it's is normal for a hospital to have a McDonald's because no one wants to walk far to eat something because I know I don't.

*B O N U S*What does “organic” mean? What does “vegan” mean (use your own words)?

Answer: Organic is something that is healthy and vegan is a vegetarian who omits all animal products from the diet.

Abigail's video

2010-04-21T10:00:00.001-07:00

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The Meatrix ll1/2

2010-04-14T09:06:00.000-07:00

“The top 5 nasty secrets I learned about the meat and dairy industry…”

1: They don't give them the right food to eat.

2: The dairy factories feed calf's cows blood instead of milk.

3: They make the people work hard which is very dangerous because they get serious injuries.

4: They do animal cruelty, they give them antibiotics and, growth hormones.

5: When they finish cutting the animals in pieces the manure gets on the meat because the meat that is dirty is traveling to get cleaned above and the meat that is clean is at the bottom.

2010-04-07T09:10:00.000-07:00

1. How are dairy farms different from dairy factories?

Answer: The farms treat the cows better than the factories.

2. What is RBGH and what does it do?.

Answer: RBGH is a growth harmon. It makes the cows boobs bigger.

3. What is the milk replacer fed to calves (baby cows) made out of? Why is this bad (besides just being gross)?

Answer: Its made out of cow blood. Its bad because they are suppose to drink milk.

4. Can you do anything to make a difference as a consumer (someone who buys things)?

Answer: Buy organic food.

Meatrix

2010-03-24T08:50:00.000-07:00

1. How do factory farms treat animals differently than family farms?

Answer: Factory farms put the animals in tight places and, give them food there not suppose to eat. In a farm the animals get space they eat grass or hay and get well treated.

2. Why are animals fed antibiotics in factory farms and why is this dangerous?

Answer: The animals get injected with antibiotics every day. By doing that the grow another kind of bacteria that can't be cured and when they die then, they cut the animals up and sell it to the markets then we end up eating it.

3. What happens to animal excrement (poop) in factory farms?

Answer: All the poop pollutes the air and the water.

2010-03-22T15:50:00.000-07:00

One thing i want to write about is that i like this boy and it looks like he likes me, but 2 of my friends be flurting with him and when they see him and there with me they leave me and go with him. I don't get jealous but i don't like when they do that cuz there my best friends and im their best friend too. Today i was playing with him, i took his sweater and put it on and he was chasing only me around so one of my friends got mad and she yelled come on Abby just give him his sweater. He was far away so i was jogging all the way there cuz i was tiered and my friend just snatched it away from me and gave it to him and she did that "cute"smile i just felt like screaming really loud.

WHY ME!!!

2010-01-20T09:01:00.000-08:00

Why bully me !?!

Why make fun of me?!?

Why even bother me!?!

Why tell me to kill myself ?!?

Why tell me to commit suicide !?!

Why tell me to hang my self ?!?

WHY ME!!!

2010-01-13T09:13:00.000-08:00

a) Name one way water sources become contaminated (dirty) in 3rd world countries?

Answer: The people in the 3 countries don't have a toilet and they dig a whole in the dirt and use it as a toilet.

b) What are the dangers of water contamination?

Answer: Who ever drinks the dirty water will die of severe diarrhea.

c) Describe (in your own words) an invention that can save people from drinking contaminated water?

Answer: An aqua duct, life straw and, a clay filter.

d) Why do you think everyone in 3rd world countries do not have these inventions?

Answer: Because the don't have the money to buy the inventions.

Sketchup

2009-12-23T09:11:00.001-08:00

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Turning test

Plagiarism part 1

Human rights

Extra credit game what would you do?

My Terrain

potery

my box

my rainbow

my rainbow

My 9/11 movie

9/11 memorial

Think out side the box

surprise button

say something

interractive whirl

Follow the mouse

Interractive whirl

Glide

move to a beat

Extra Credit: Assumed guilty

Detention centers

My flower tank

Maze

Car race

Behind the Swoosh Part:2

Behind the Swoosh Part:1

Two truths an a lie

Super size me part:2

Get well Ruby

Another funny video of ismael

Ismael's funny dance moves! (he dances weird !!)

Ismael's silly dance moves

Ismael's liberty dance moves

Super size me part:1

Abigail's video

The Meatrix ll1/2

Meatrix

WHY ME!!!

Sketchup

Abigail's AWESOME Memorial