Attached here is my artifact I am reflecting on, The Book Bento
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Book Bento for The Kite Runner
Here is the link to my Bento Box on ThingLink
Synthesis of Ideas
In this sculpture, we attempted to create an unbalanced scale out of Play-Doh. The scale represented the imbalance of equality between genders in our chosen books, and we tried our best to have one side of the scale tipped higher in favour. The lens we chose to compare The Kite Runner, American Dirt, and the Lovely Bones, was the feminist lens. In these books, women in their set time period and society are given less rights and personal freedoms. They have no control in their personal identity, and are often seen as the less dominant gender. Based on the synthesis of these three books, we can clearly state that in some cultures and societies around the world, women are oppressed and are treated as second class citizens. In their lives, men control every aspect such as what they wear, how they act, and their jobs in the future. Because of the influential power of men around them, they are less likely to stand up for their personal beliefs and freedoms out of fear of sexual, physical or mental abuse.
Confessions of a Shopaholic: How to Go Clothes Shopping During a Pandemic
Hi there! My name is Tamara Markel and after having a job for two years, I’ve started to master the art of shopping productively. While I was surviving with online school, I found myself having tons of spare time…almost too much free time. When one is bored, the most logical thing to do is pull up the website of your favourite store, and start scrolling! While I might not have a car and BC transit seldom runs on schedule, having a bus pass really opens up tons of new shopping opportunities (that your parents don’t have to drive you to!) Personally, I find shopping under pressure (the pressure being my dad impatiently waiting for me to FINALLY collect the clothes I want to try on) unsatisfying, and having free time to browse as I please is really a luxury.
Now, the pandemic has changed things a little bit (A LOT!), but online shopping can sometimes be such a hassle with extra shipping costs, trying to find your exact measurements just so that pair of jeans fits you to the T, and having to deal with the anticipatory game of ‘Will it show up tonight or tomorrow?’ can just be too much at once. Instead, while the restrictions are looser, in person shopping seems to be the thing to do. Please be sure to wear a mask while anywhere in public. If one thing is more important than fashion, it’s staying safe.
Without further ado, I present to you, The Best Tips for Clothes Shopping during a Pandemic.
Number 1: Be Prepared
Going shopping can be an all-day activity, at least for me it is! Make sure you plan your transit route so that you can navigate your way to the shopping location with minimal delays. I especially recommend to bring a small backpack to hold everything, I end up using my Fjallraven Kanken Mini for the job. I always make sure to bring with me either a spray sanitizer or a simple Bath and BodyWorks pocket gel. In my bag, I throw my portable charger, wallet, a reusable filled up water bottle, and any light snacks.
The Fjallraven Mini Kanken backpack is a necessity for shopping, it’s just the right size to bring essentials
Number 2: Know your size!
Since some stores have their change rooms closed, namely Urban Outfitters or Brandy Melville, make sure you know your measurements. This is the same predicament you’ll meet while online shopping, yet it’s a little easier since you can judge the clothes in person. If you’re going to a store that’s far away and you don’t plan on making weekly trips to, sometimes it’s easier to pick an alternate store to buy from (a store with the changing rooms open), or to just simply make a judgement call. You can either go on the safe side for shirts and jackets and go a size up, but pants shopping is risky business.
Number 3: Be patient!
The Vancouver Brandy Melville storefront
Since the pandemic started, stores have been limiting the amount of occupants inside at a single time, meaning that lineups will form. I find that arriving at the store as it opens will minimize the waiting time, so be ready to be standing for a long time! The longest I’ve ever waited was 1 hr and 30 minutes for the Brandy Melville Vancouver location, but it was definitely worth it.
Elsie’s Teachings
Getting To Know Me
The studio is large, vast, an empty space needing to be filled: it is silent, yet a crowd hovers around the open doorframe. A large white door is twisted open, silver door handle catching the sheen of the fluorescent lighting. Rafters skirt around each other on the roof, running in parallel lines and dimpled with piping and vents. The gentle gust of air conditioning softens the room as it is activated, and the white curtain covering the wall-side mirror starts to ripple. A lone body inhabits the room, an elderly lady whose hair is starting to be tinged with grey. Dark ginger hair is buffered by silver strands edging her scalp, and her face is lined with wrinkles from age. Regardless, her eyes are kind and welcoming as she calls out to the crowd outside the door.
The piano beside her stands tall at waist height, dark oaken wood speckled with molecules of dust. The sleek ebony keys of the piano are hidden beneath the key cover, which slides to cover the ivory white keys as well. Lithe bodies start to filter through the door frame, each person clothed in a flattering bodysuit. Each style is different, and hues of dark burgundy, sunset orange and chartreuse green blur together. Regardless of the individual colour choice, each bodysuit is simple, fitting close to the body and with a low-cut back and two simple, thin spaghetti straps. Each hairstyle is identical, no matter what colour or texture hair, it is parted neatly down the middle and swept into a low ponytail. Pins are secured in the ponytail as it is wrapped around and then covered with a hairnet to assure nothing becomes loss or falls out.
Everyone moves in sync as they kneel on the ground to gracefully slip on canvas shoes, making sure to tie the drawstrings to an appropriate tautness to remain comfortable. The dancers migrate to the bar, a series of wooden rods fastened in place by metal screws and plating to the plaster wall of the studio. One by one, they start to turn to the piano, where the teacher waits in anticipation. The instructor glances around the room, her eyes scanning for any inattentive students. Pleased, she walks with a slight wince to the stereo, her hip injury causing her to retire early from life as a ballerina and instead forcing her to take on the role of an instructor. Piano music floats through the room, muffled to those outside of the studio space as the white door is closed to not cause a distraction to other classes.
The piano music starts off slow, before picking up tempo. As the music picks up, the class moves in sync and canvas shoes make muffled noise as they make contact with the studio floor. Heads are aligned as the music hits a certain note, years of instilled discipline allowing them to hear even the smallest changes in the tempo or pitch of the music. The exercise is all about repetition and control, elements of ballet that are essential to anyone’s success. As the temperate in the room picks up as the class advances, beads of sweat dot and trickle-down forehead’s and the teacher calls for a water break. The ballet students flock over to the side of the room, where metallic and plastic water bottles have been placed by the mirror. Heavy breathing is heard, speckled with moments of silence as they gulp down water, the liquid sloshing around inside the metallic container. About thirty seconds is set aside for the ballet students to rehydrate and they continue to guzzle down the water until the teacher snaps her fingers. The water bottles are set down onto the ground, and the dancer rush back to the bar, stray baby hairs slicked down to their forehead as they prepare and brace themselves to continue the hour and fifteen-minute-long class.
Haiti’s Earthquake in 2010
Climate and Us-Geography 12
Where-Philippines
When-December 27, 2011
This image shows a newlywed couple displaying their rings during their wedding rites as they stand in front of what used to be a church in a village that was destroyed by floods. The city is Iligan City in Mindanao, in the southern part of the Philippines. Over 1453 people died from floods in the south due to the heavy rain that triggered the flooding on the eastern coast. The reason I chose this picture is because of two different things. Even though something terrible had happened to their city, they still were able to celebrate. However, this image also shows how used to floods and typhoons people in Southern Asia are, and that the rising amount of occurrences of these has to be a warning to people.
With information from the World Bank website, I was able to create these graphs to compare my findings and reach an end observation. In this chart of the Philippines, which is a tropical climate, below, you can see that the average rainfall since 1901-2016 has increased a fair bit. The temperature has remained close to the same, while the rainfall amount has increased.
In another chart of Greenland, which has a polar climate, you can see that the temperature has risen by an average of 2 degrees Celsius. While 2 degrees might not be a drastic change, over the next decade one can assume that the temperature will continue to rise. The precipitation has drastically increased, which can be linked back to the warming environment, and is one of the reasons for flooding in countries.
Another source, PAGASA, (Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Association), link flooding to overflowing of lakes and rivers, and can also relate it to the uncontrollable release of impounded water in reservoirs and by the accumulation of excessive runoff water from mountains. The reason there is an abundance of water is because the colder climates are warming up and the melting glaciers are releasing tons of water. The website also goes on to elaborate about the restoration process. It states that emotional and social trauma inflicted on people from the flood has a short term effect of inhibiting the community’s drive to repair the damage done.
Reading Weather Day 5-Geography 12
Observations
Date-December 18 2019
Air Pressure-100mb
Air temperature-7 degrees
Wind direction-south east
Wind speed-2 knots-calm winds
Precipitation-drizzle
Dew point- -5
Cloud type-Nimbostratus
Cloud cover-Full
Symbols
Observations
My predictions for tomorrow is that the drizzle rain will continue overnight, and the cloud cover will remain full and be nimbostratus clouds again. I predict that the air pressure will rise just a little bit compared to what it has done for the past week.
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Map 1 (Above)-Here you can see there is lot of low pressure circling around the province. This means that the air pressure will be similar to what has been happening, There will be lots of precipitation and clouds forming.
Map 2 (Above)-Here you can see there is just a little bit of low pressure circling around our area, so there will be small breaks in between the cycles of rainfall.
Map 3 (Above)-Here there is not really any low or high pressure zones near us at the moment, so the weather will just be cloudy and overcast for the most part. There is a good chance of it staying grey, but there is a lower chance of any rain occurring.
Map 4 (Above)-Here there is more low pressure so there is a fair bit of rain that is heading towards us, so this will be after the pause or break in rainfall. The rain will restart after a couple hours of no rain. Overall, the trend for the past week is that the air pressure has been similar, and there has been very similar weather patterns in regards to the rain and the temperature.
Geography 12-Climate Zones
Geography-Climate-Zones-updated
Egypt-Dry
Philippines-Tropical
Greenland-Polar
China-Mild Temperature
Finland-Snow
Questions
- The general precipitation in the dry and mid temperature areas are increasing, while in high temperature areas it is gradually decreasing. Greenland’s temperature has increased 5.7% throughout the 55 years as shown in the latest data. The precipitation has increased 32% in the same time frame. In the lower temperature zones (snow, polar) the heat is increasing dramatically which causes more precipitation. In the tropical areas like the Philippines, the temperature stays the same but the precipitation is increasing.
- The conclusion we came to is that the low temperature zones will experience more rainfall due to the increasing temperature. However, the high temperature zones stay around the average temperature, but the rain is increasing.
Done by Jai and Tamara Markel