Greek Economic Crisis Infographic

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2/24/15

 1. 90% of the information that comes into the brain is visual
 2. Infographics should show statistics easily and simply
 3. 32% of visual things on an infographic are bar graphs
 4. 40% of people learn better using visual tools
 5. Infographics make you look like an expert in the topic

2/23/15

Tell me about your weekend. Give me a story, something funny that happened, an experiencing you had, the way you felt, etc. Include photos!

Over the weekend I did a lot of costuming because we have dress rehearsal for my competitive dance studio in a week. I sewed on appliques, glued rhinestones and sewed straps and other odd tasks. I went to dinner Saturday night with my friends at pinstripes and saw a movie at Cinetopia. We got our reservations late so we had to sprint from the dinner to catch the movie. After that I went to Coco Dolche and got a really good salted caramel mocha. I am a little stressed out because I still have two costumes to rhinestone and I haven't started them yet. On Sunday I had a solo rehearsal and then I worked on costumes some more.

2/20/15

A perfect curriculum would consist of a fast paced course that allowed me to go as fast as I wanted to go. It would not consist of any useless knowledge things like how to identify a gerund but it would be all applicable to life situations. You would enroll in classes you were interested in and they would not set a lot of homework or tests or busy work, you would just be able to sit in classes that you enjoy and learn. There would also be a life skills class where you would learn how to do things that you will need to learn how to do when you have a job and are living on your own. For example you would learn how to manage a bank account, health insurance and how to be successful on your own. The classes would not be all that different then they are now but they would be personalized to fit everyone's individual needs. I would study differently because I would study not because I needed to to pass a test but because I wanted to. I would probably be a lot more engaged in class because I would actually enjoy what I was learning

2/19/15

My favorite food: Ice Cream
Foods I'd like to avoid: Pickles
My favorite things to learn: Math and Science
My favorite color: Purple
My best friends are: Mallory, Sydney O, Sydnei W, Emma Maddy
My favorite games to play: Clue
My favorite books: YA or distopian novels
My favorite movies or TV shows: The Office, Grey's anatomy, Captain America 2
My favorite holiday: Christmas
Things I do well: school, dance and organization
Things I need to practice more: grammar and spelling
My favorite place to go: home
My favorite family activities: skiing or game nights
My favorite thing to do outside: laying out
My favorite chore: playing with my cats
My least favorite chore: Washing the dishes
What I want to be when I grow up: either an engineer or a doctor of some sort
A place I want to visit: France
My favorite part of the year: Spring and Fall
My favorite part of each day: When I go to sleep at night

2/17/15

Tell me what you believe this cartoon is trying to say. Do you agree or disagree with this idea? Try and look at this from two different perspectives. What is your perspective? What would be an adult/teacher's perspective?

(Definition of perspective: a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view.)

This cartoon is trying to say something about how the American school systems are not up to standard with a lot of other countries. I agree with this idea because I do think that our school system is sub par and needs improving. This also shows how much China and India value education and being smart. The United States is different in regards to that specific value. This is a cartoon that is also supposed to be a reality check with how we value school and how we value education. An adults perspective might see something about kids motivation and maybe inspire them to become better students and to work to be able to compete with other countries in the world. 

2/10/15

Think about the quote above. What does this mean to you? How could this apply to your life? How could this apply to your school work? I would love to give you less work in class if it meant you were going to focus harder on the work. Do you think you would get more out of it? Would that work for you? Why or why not?


I think that this a good quote because it focuses on doing things well and don't overcrowd your life with a ton of activities. I think this can apply in my life because I am always trying to do a lot of activities and it might be better to do less activities. You want to do less work with more focus. It would be helpful for time management and getting things done if you are always focused. You would be able to work a lot harder but use less time. Your time would become more valuable. I think that this would work for me so that I could still do the same amount of things just focus really hard on all of them and you would complete them faster and have more time for doing things that I enjoy. It would work well for me to do this so that I would have more time spent on things I enjoy. Also if you are doing less activities you will not necessarily be not as busy. If you are extremely focused then you would spend more time on the project or activity and it will be just as time consuming.  

2/9/15

Tell me all about your weekend! I sure hope you have photos to share.

Over the weekend I had a semi-busy weekend. On Friday night I played in the pep band and performed for dance team at both the girls and boys basketball games. On Saturday I went to dance in the morning and then the rest of the day I rhinestoned costumes for dance. I finished one costume and we had to glue sequins all around the seams and then rhinestones on all of the edges of the costume. On Sunday I went to church and then did homework for the most of the day. I also went to my little brothers basketball game. 

2/6/15

Tell me about some interesting things you have learned about your global issue so far. What have you learned that you didn't know before? Include a couple images from the internet if possible. (Make sure to cite images that are not your own.)

I have learned a lot about how the global economies all depend on each other. I learned how economies can go into a recession and how the pros and cons affect the country that they may be applied to.  I learned that Greece has so much debt that they are facing default if nothing changes. I have also learned how the recession could have been avoided and how other countries can avoid the problems Greece is in now. I have learned how different political parties have influenced the decisions being made. 

2/5/15

Over sweetheart weekend I went to Omaha to visit my sister. My sister is a sophomore in college at Creighton. We went to a basketball game and ate out a lot. We went to a very hipster pizza place called Pitch and it was very good. I hung out a lot with my sister and I met her roommates boyfriend. The last night we were there, there was a huge snow storm and Omaha got about 2 feet of snow. On our way back instead of it taking 3 hours, it took 5. When we got home we made a bunch of food and watched the Superbowl, and I have to say the commercials were kind of sub-par this year. Katy Perry's half time show was awesome and left shark will forever be my favorite.

2/2/15

What is email? When do you use email in your own personal life? List reasons and ways that people use email. What do you know about "email etiquette"? EXPLAIN.

Email is a form of communication that is like mail but over the internet. I use email to communicate with my teachers, and a lot of other people. It is used by companies for advertising, to communicate with their clients, and help people with issues. Email is fast so it is a convenient way to get a hold of people. Email is very good for asking questions and sending people documents and pictures. Some Email etiquette I know of is to have a greeting and some sort of closing. You should also include your name and how to reach you.