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Wednesday, May 24, 2006

FINAL REFLECTION

    Sadly enough, my writing has not improved enough this last quarter to change my mind. One of my two favorites (yes, I'm doing two!) is still "She made a bracelet." I just really enjoyed the way I could expand on the inspiring prompt. (yes, it was inspiring!)
    But, I also favor the understated gluttony of "My Favorite Food: Pasta", which rattled of a bajillion (yes, I had that much time) scrumptious dishes consisting of mainly noodles. 
    So anyway, I really liked my word choice and sentence fluency in those two pieces. (yes, I'm done)

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Wednesday, May 24, 2006

My Thoughts on Blogging

    1. What I enjoyed most about using the blogs was- well I liked a couple, non-specific things.  For instance, I enjoyed being  able to just WRITE, directly onto the computer, no drafts or erase marks, just a clean period of typing, then publish! And presto! You have a finished "paper"! I also liked the sensory detail work and the little things designed to help us with writng. The comments were fun to read, good feedback and stuff, or just what people thought.
    2. What I liked least about blogs was that not all of the assignments were fun- we couldn't use emoticons or anything! It was always prim and proper and however free we were in WRITING the entries, we always got suppressive, grade-filled comment from the teachers.
    3. I think my writing....did improve this year. I'm a little less flamboyant, a little more sensible- in word choice, character development, but I grew so now my sensibility is synonymous, practically, with correct word choice, more often finding that ONE EXACT word. Or that one sentence beginning. I don't throw out as many useless words.
    4. MORE FREE ASSIGNMENTS!!!!! LESS GRADES!!!!!!Feedback=ok. Grades= bad.

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Modified on November 17, 2006 at 2:12 AM
Wednesday, May 3, 2006

Summary 3

    Despite serious deforestation, the Amazon rainforest in Brazil may have cause for hope; as well as its people, the Yanomamis. Until the 1960s, the Yanomami people lived in peace and solitude in the Amazon rainforest. They hunted with bows and arrows and were free of any modern annoyances. But, as the government encouraged impoverished citizens to inhabit the forest, gold was discovered, and miners and loggers poured in. Through their actions 20% of the forest has already been wiped out- yet there is still enough land to tempt more people towards its destruction. Farmers clear land to raise livestock and plant crops, and loggers chop down all the trees-80% of the time illegally.
    In the past several years the Brazilian government has set up the Amazon Region Protection Area(ARPA). The ARPA has set up 80 reserves, which amounts to 12% of the forest. A reserve is an area which is officially declared "protected". When land is declared "protected" it has a much better chance of going undisturbed. In time, the Yanomami people may have their homes and culture back.  

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Wednesday, April 26, 2006

Amazon Summary2

    Despite serious deforestation, the Amazon rainforest in Brazil may have cause for hope; as well as its people, the Yanomamis. Until the 1960s, the Yanomami people lived in peace and solitude in the Amazon rainforest. They hunted with bows and arrows and were gladly free of any modern annoyances. But, as the government encouraged impoverished citizens to inhabit the forest, gold was discovered, and miners and loggers poured in. Through their actions 20% of the forest has already been wiped out- yet there is still enough land to tempt more people towards its destruction. Farmers clear land to raise livestock and plant crops, and loggers chop down all the trees-80% of the time illegally.
    Happily, in the past several years the Brazilian government has set up the Amazon Region Protection Area(ARPA). The ARPA has set up 80 reserves, which amounts to 12% of the forest. A reserve is an area which is officially declared "protected". When land is declared "protected" it has a much better chance of going undisturbed. In time, the Yanomami people may have their homes and culture back.  

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Wednesday, April 12, 2006

Amazon Summary

    Despite serious deforestation, the Amazon rainforest in Brazil may have cause for hope. Until the 1960s, the Yanomami people lived in peace and solitude in the Amazon rainforest. They hunted with bows and arrows and were gladly free of any modern annoyances. But, as the government encouraged impoverished citizens to inhabit the forest, gold was discovered, and miners and loggers poured in. Through their actions 20% of the forest has already been wiped out- yet there is still enough land to tempt more people towards its destruction. Farmers clear land to raise livestock, and loggers-80% of the time illegally- chop down all the trees.
    Happily, in the past several years the Brazilian government has set up the Amazon Region Protection Area(ARPA). The ARPA has set up 80 reserves, which amounts to 12% of the forest. When land is declared "protected" it has a much better chance of going undisturbed. In time, the Yanomami people may have their homes and culture back.  

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