Future Success

This project is important because, it helps us understand how our future career is. Also it helps us plan our future for the real world. For example, I choose to become a cartoonist. I found out how much they make in a year ($61,985) and also figured out what I needed to do to become a cartoonist, taking four years undergrad in college. It help me get an idea of which colleges I should go to. I figured out how much money the government will take away from me because of taxes, which let me see how much I was able to spend on items and on student loans. This project gave me a glimpse of how my future would be like, as a cartoonist.

Romeo and Juliet vs. West SIde Story

West Side Story is different than Romeo and Juliet because they are both different kinds of love Stories. For Example, in West Side Story, the story took place in the 20th century. Also, their were two gangs, The Jets (Americans) and The Sharks (Puerto Ricans). The Shark's leader sister (Marie) fell in love with an former Jet member (Tony). Therefore they had to hide their love. On the other hand, in Romeo and Juliet, their are two families, (Montagues and the Capulets). The families are enemies, and Romeo is from the Montagues, and Juliet is from the Capulets. They both fell in love, but they can't be together since Juliet was in an arranged Marriage to a prince and their families were enemies. Therefore, Romeo and Juliet and The West Side Story are both different.

"Romeo and Juliet"-Reflection

After viewing the play, Romeo and Juliet, I think that Romeo and Juliet shouldn't have died at the end. Romeo thought that Juliet was dead, and decided to drink some poison. Juliet was only asleep. She drank some liquid that made her seem as if she was dead. She drank it because she didn't want to marry the Prince. Her plan was to runaway with Romeo after the potion wore out. But, when she woke up, she noticed Romeo was dead. She decided to end her life by taking a knife and killing herself. I think that Romeo and Juliet should have been able to live, so that they could have enjoyed their love. Their parents hatred for one another, prevented that from happening.

"Young Love, Old Divisions"

After reading,"Young Love, Old Divisions", which was about an African American boy named Lionel and a Mexican girl named Beatriz, who like each other. They both are together, but it's difficult to stay together because of other people opinions around them. The only time they are together is in school, because they don't want to hear other people opinions while they are out together. I feel that it doesn't matter what people think about you if you like someone from a different race, as long as you like that person. Therefore, I hope that Lionel and Beatriz stay together.

I Won $50,000!

This project was about how to spend $50,000 to buy items which included tax, commision, insurance, and gas. We had to figure out how much the items cost with the tax and commision, or if you were buying a car, you would also add insurance and gas. But, before you get the money, we had to write a proposal to convince and to tell the tech tiger association on what and how you are going to spend the money. I enjoyed working on this project because, I found some cool items while I was searching for things to buy and also I had fun when looking for things to buy. The project wasn't really that difficult, but I made a couple of mistakes when multiplying and adding commision, tax, insurance and gas. If I were to do the project again, I would probably change some of the items, and buy different ones. I really enjoyed working on this project.

"Back to the Future"

This project was about using percent change to find out what was the prices of items that you picked from 20 years ago and finding out how much it cost. Also, in this project, you figure out how much those same items will cost in 20 years in the future. I did enjoy working in the project because I had fun with my partner Aminata and it was interesting finding out how much the items we picked was 20 years ago. The project was a bit difficult because of the bar graphs that we had to work on and make sure it was on point. If I were to do the project again, I would change some of the items because it took a while to find some of the prices for the items.

"The Day Before The Event"

I feel a little nervous about the Math Exam that is tomorrow and Wednesday, but I think it is going to be alright. I think the reason I feel that way is because it is a big day and I really want to pass. My opinion about 8th grade math in general, is that it is a little more difficult. Some activities that I would like for Ms. Pulphus to plan after the test are some trips for the class. I think that I am almost fully prepared for high school. I feel that I will succeed in high school next year is because I feel that I am prepared. Some areas that I need to improve in order to have a successful school year are to keep all my work organized and get higher test grades. 3 academic goals that I would like to accomplish by June 24th are to come to school early everyday, pass all my classes, and get a 3 or 4 on my math and reading exams.