Evelyn Glennie

One thing that I'll remember about her performance is that she put her movements into it. Also she used all different types of tones in her song. Another thing I will remember is that she seemed to know where all the keys were and what sounds and vibrations they made.

She changed what the audience heard by the distance of where they were sitting and the different sticks she used.

By saying "Each person experiences music in their own way" I think she meant that music is a different experience to everyone and that there isn't a specific way people experience music. Also I think not everyone enjoys the same music because of the tones of different types of music some is heavier and some isn't and that affects the experience.

Farmers market visit

For the farmer's market visit i interviewed Farmer steve. He is a famer/vender who also does home deliveries. He first started coming to that farmers market 15 years ago, and also goes to 2 other farmer's markets. He buys most all his food at the farmers market the only thing he buys at grocery stores is bananas. He also said farmer's market aren't doing well because of fast food places and also that grocery stores sell the same stuff as farmers markets so not as many people go to farmers markets as much. Another thing that he mentioned is that he sells for 2 other familys as long as he supplies 50% of the merchandise.
The Farmers market I went to was in poway it was a lot like I expected, but there weren't as many venders as I thought there would be. Apples were a lot less expensive than I thought and there weren't any items that were more expensive than I thought. I think I will probable go to a farmers market more often because there are a lot of great items.

Garden visit post

Questions I asked the senior:

Question: What does the garden have to do with school?
Answer: it’s for environmental science, we’re learning about ecosystems.

Question: What stuff do you grow here?
Answer: Strawberries, artichokes, herbs, flowers, and onions.

Question: why do you have it so far away from school?
Answer: it was the only place close enough we tried to find one near school but there wasn’t one available.

Question: what do you use the plants for after they are grown?
Answer: We eat them.

Reflective questions from the class:

Question: what does the garden experience make you think?
My answer: that growing your own food can be a fun learning experience.

Question: how has the garden influenced you?
My answer: the garden has influenced me by making me want to grow more plants myself.

Question: Would you like to continue the senior’s work?
Answer: I would like to continue the senior’s work because it seems like a fun learning experience.

family discussion

For the discussion post I talked to my dad about food inc.

-What struck you?
Me: that there are some factories who abuse their animals to make cheap meat while there are some farms who humanely treat their animals even though they don't make as much money.
-Do you agree with this or disagree? Why?
Me: I agree with this because it's less selfish and it's better for us.
Dad: I think it's better for animals but harder to feed people and not practical for the way we consume things.
-How can you apply this to the real world?
Dad: I would prefer humanely killed meat more than cheap meat, but it's hard to know what type of meat you are eating
-What do you think?
Dad: We're not thinking about the animals we're about humans and they need to mass-produce to provide for human demand.

School daze dialectic journal

Quote: “people imagine that they’d like to see their children enter the workplace with really useful business skills but if they actually did so they’d immediately begin competing for jobs with their older siblings and parents, which would be catastrophic.”

Response: Something that strikes me about this passage is that Ishmael seems to really understand how schools work and also how jobs work just from watching. Even though Ishmael probable hasn’t had a human job before and he can see the way schools try to keep kids so they don’t enter the job market just by watching a little girl in school. I sort of agree with the author on this quote because why would you want to hire a kid when you can hire an adult with more life experience. Also because it seems very accurate of how people don’t have many jobs in this economy and population.

Greed, Greed, Music, and, Greed

“Greed, Greed, Music, and Greed”
Scene I
Orvill enters

Mr. Bryan
What is it Orvill? Can’t you see I’m doing something?
(With his feet up on his desk)

Orvill
Well it’s just that well um…. I got my paycheck yesterday… and well it didn’t have as much money as it used to.
(Nervously)

Mr. Bryan
Well how is that my problem? Is it my fault my stupid assistant hired you even though I told him specifically not to, and then died leaving me to deal with you? (Stands up and puts out his cigar)

Orvill
(Stairs deeply into the smoke of he cigar)
Sir my wife and kids are sick and I don’t have much money to pay off the bills and everything.

Mr. Bryan
Is that my problem?

Orvill
No sir, but please help out a little, have a heart!

Mr. Bryan
Are you insinuating that I’m heartless? Orvill you dare insult me when I have your future in my hands? You are FIRED!

Orvill
(Falls to his knees)
Please sir this job is all I have.
Scene II

Mrs. Bryan
TURN!
(In the passenger seat of Mr. Bryan’s car with him driving)

Mr. Bryan
(Calmly)
Easy Terri I’m an excellent driver that’s why we didn’t buy life insurance

Mrs. Bryan
“What?! Why on earth would you do that?”

Mr. Bryan
Why would I buy something like that for when I know I won’t need it ever? It’s just a waste of money

Mrs. Bryan
(Mumbles)
You greedy snake

(Mr. Bryan turns on the radio and calmly drives then sees a street cleaner and has a flash back.)

Mrs. Bryan
LOOK OUT!
(A car slams into them)
AHHHHH! WHY?!

(Mr. Bryan tries to stand up then falls then sees his wife and passes out as the ambulances come)

Conscience
Greed, greed, music and greed

Scene III
(Mr. Bryan wakes up in a hospital bed and looks around to see a doctor)

Mr. Bryan
What’s going on doctor? Where’s my wife?
(Jumps out of the bed and grabs the doctor by the collar)
Tell me what’s going on

Doctor
(Avoids eye contact with Mr. Bryan)
Well when the car hit her side of the car the door bent and crushed her kidneys.

Mr. Bryan
Then why are you just standing here? Do something fix her!

Doctor
There’s just one problem, you don’t have insurance so you can’t pay for the operation that’s necessary.

Conscience
Greed, greed, music and greed

Mr. Bryan
(Shakes the doctor by the collar)
WHAT? Well how much would it cost to pay for it?

Doctor
About 40 thousand pounds.


Mr. Bryan
What! I don’t have that kind of money.

Doctor
Well I’m sorry sir you’ll just have to come up with the money

Scene IV
(Orvill enters)

Olga
How much money did you make dearest?

Orvill
(Setting his guitar down and hanging up his coat)
Not enough

Olga
You got a letter today from Mr. Bryan
(She hands him a letter)

Orvill
Oh? Maybe he wants me to work for him again
(Orvill’s facial expression grows darker as he reads the letter.)
Oh no that’s terrible

(Olivia, Liesel, and Olaf enter)

Olivia and Liesel
What’s going on?

Orvill
Mr. Bryan’s wife is in the hospital, and she might not make it

Olaf
Make what? I hope its pie. I like pie.

Orvill
No Olaf, I mean she might not survive.
(Grabs his coat and heads out the door)
I’m going to go down to the hospital

Olga
(Shouts)
Why should you? After all that man has done to us. He doesn’t deserve your pity.

Scene V
(The Doctor walks in to see Mr. Bryan sleeping)

Doctor
Mr. Bryan? We have news

Mr. Bryan
What’s going on?

Doctor
An anonymous donor donated a kidney to your wife this morning and even paid for the operation to transplant it.

Mr. Bryan
(Jumping in the air and spinning around)
Really? This is great! A miracle Ha ha!

Scene VI
(The Doctor enters)

Doctor
The operation was a success

Mr. Bryan
(Jumping and dancing)
Ha ha yes! But doctor you have to tell me who helped her

Doctor
Some man named Orvill

Mr. Bryan
Orvill? But I was so cruel to him. I have to go thank him.

Doctor
Well that will be difficult

Mr. Bryan
Why?

Doctor
Well the operation for him went wrong and he got infected

Mr. Bryan
What? That can’t be, where is he? I must see him!

Doctor
No you can’t his family is visiting him during his last few hours

Mr. Bryan
Last few hours?

Doctor
Yes, he will be dead before nightfall

Mr. Bryan
(Grabs the doctor by the collar)
No, this can’t be!

Scene VII
(Mr. Bryan drives to Orvill’ s house and knocks on the door)

Mr. Bryan
Hello? Olga? It’s me Mr. Bryan.

Olga
(Opens the door screaming)
You it’s all your fault you’re the reason he’s dead

Mr. Bryan
I’m really sorry about him and I’ve come to try to make up for it

Olga
No! You’ll never make up for it you’ve ruined 4 lives and you’ve lost one
(She screams and pulls out a kitchen knife)
You will pay for it!

Mr. Bryan
Olga wait
(Mr. Bryan pulls out a large wad of cash)
Here it’s yours I hope it’s enough to get your family through this

Olga
“IT’S NEVER ENOUGH NEVER AGAIN!
(Olga stabs Mr. Bryan, he falls to the ground bleeding then Olga collapses next to him. Olaf, Olivia, and Liesel enter)

Olaf
Do we still get to keep the cash?
(Quickly slapped by his sisters)

Here is a link to my zine

Technology

This article was about electric cars making a come back in 2010. General Motors is making one which will hopefully save there company, and a few other companies are trying their best to make a better electric car.

This topic is important because the cars are better for the Environment and probable save you a lot in gas money. Also these cars could lead to a cool new green way of transportation.

There are a lot of people wondering about if the companies will actually be able to make the cars but for all of the companies lots of people are already ready to buy them let's just hope they can follow through with their promises.

Some obstacles for the idea is that General Motors just recently survived a huge bank ruptcy so it might be hard for them to find money so they can produce the cars. Also they are depending a lot on this car to get them back on track.