Cremation of Same McGee Questions

Posted on April 30, 2019 by daryaf2018

1.Where was Sam McGee’s hometown?

-Tennessee

2.Why was Sam traveling in the Arctic?

-Because the Artic trails have their secret tales.

3.What was the last request that Sam made to Cap?

-To cremate his remains

4.How did Cap feel about his promise after some time had passed?

-he didn’t want to do it and regrets making the promise and he was mad about it

4.What happened to Cap’s sled dogs? How did this make things worse for Cap?

-the dogs were spent

5.Why was Cap unable to cremate Sam’s remains in the wilderness?

-it hurt him

6.Where did Cap ultimately cremate Sam’s remains?

-at lake lebarge

7.Hours after placing Sam’s body in the boiler, Cap looked inside. What did he see?

-He saw sams ghost smiling and talking

You know that theme is the message the author wants you, the reader, to walk away from this poem with. What is the message/theme Robert Service is trying to share with you? Be able to support your theme with evidence from the poem.

-I think its don’t be afraid to keep a promise.

What does this passage mean to you, “In the days to come, though my lips were dumb, in my heart how I cursed that load!”

-For me it means even though I said something I still have to go through with my promise.

In your opinion, why didn’t Cap go back on his promise? Sam would have never known!

-He didn’t want to be a bad person and brake a promise even if Sam didn’t find out.

What really happened when Cap opened that boiler? Did he really see the ghost of Sam? Was he hallucinating? What do you think, and why do you think this?

-I think he was hallucinating because in my opinion you cant see a ghoste.

Solution fluency

Posted on April 5, 2019 by daryaf2018

-Develop some questions

-How many people are in out group?, there were 4 people in our group.

-What were the devices in our group?, The devices were 4 laptops

-Are the people in our group good with technology?, It was bit of a mic=x, some people were and others weren’t.

–What could you do if your device could read to you? How could it help?

If my devices could read to me that would be pretty help full, the reason I say that is because it would be a lot less work and it would make homework easier and just in general doing work my on my device easier. A way it could help is say someone is blind so they clearly can’t see, if their devices could read out loud to them it would make their life very simple on that part and they could get more work done.

-What’s your plan?

Our plan was to go into the settings of our devices and see if we could change a few things to make our devices read to us, but as many different things we tried it didn’t work for us and out devices didn’t read to us.

How could you have improved your plan?

I feel like we could have done a bit of research and found different ways of making out devices read to us instead of just trying 2-3 different things then giving up.

–How would you define the investigation in your own words?

I would say it was pretty hard to find out a way to make your laptop speak to you but overall it something interesting to play around with.

-What questions did the investigation conjure up?

It made me wonder how many people do this to their devices and why they do it as well as if they do it their selves or if they buy devices that are already like this.

-What answer did you find?

The answer that I found was that not very many people have devices that read to them and if they do they don’t buy it that way they either set it up their selves or get someone to set it up for them.

What did you do well and what could you have improved on?

I think we worked really well as a group but something we could improve on is maybe actaually figuring out how to make the devices read to us.

Personal Awareness and Responsibility

Posted on February 28, 2019 by daryaf2018

One of my learning goals, One learning goal I have is to participate more in class, I came to that goal because I realized that I don’t talk much or answer a lot of questions in class.

One thing I always do is listen to music or talk to friends because that always helps me out.

I mean if I’m being honest I’m a really impatient person so one thing I always do when I have to wait is either go on my phone or listen to music, I started doing that since I got a phone so I have been doing that for a log time, and it helps because it keeps me distracted and im not always focusing on the time.

Character Recipe

Posted on February 28, 2019 by daryaf2018

Ingrediants

-6 cups of height

-Half a cup of over protective

-3 scoops of chatty

-4 tbsp of funny

-2 cups of strong

-1 cup of impatient

-2 tsp of fairness

-7 scoops of honest

Instructions

Mix in the 7 scoops of honest, 2 tsp of fairness, and the half cup of over protective in one bowl and in a separate bowl mix in the 1 cup of impatient, 4 tbsp of funny, and 3 scoops of chatty. After you’re done mixing those slowly add in the second bowl into the first bowl and mix. After those are all mixed together add in the 2 cups of strong and the cups of height and mix. Once those are all mixed together but it in the fridge to chill overnight and you’re done.

That’s it to this recipe, I hope you give it a try.

Community connections

Posted on February 14, 2019 by daryaf2018

Hey Darya! This is what I came up with. You can edit some of it is you want or add anything that you can think of.

Why are you passionate about your job?

I am passionate about my job because everyday I get to do something that i love. I also get to teach kids that were just like me when i was younger. I get to be creative, athletic, and organized, which are things that i enjoy.

2. What obstacles did you have to go through to get to where you are now?

I have been part of this community for 18 years and have gotten the chance to work with many different mentors as well as fellow students. This for some could be an obstacle to face when starting in this field. Before I was allowed to start teaching I was part of a student teaching program for around 5 years where I was a helper in class rooms. I was monitored and asked to help with student management and class prep but no choreography. This program was a volunteer opportunity and was limited in space. This gave me a inside look at what goes into to being a teacher. Many people don’t get a opportunity to do this which could make the process of being qualified enough a obstacle.

3. What are some tips you would give someone who is interested in what you’re doing?

If someone wanted to become a dance teacher I would suggest that they should prepare themselves as best they can. This to me means understand how big that this commitment is. I teach the same schedule from september to june like the school district schedule. There is also more aspect then just teaching children. Things like invoicing are aspects of this job that I had no idea how to do before I started. Being a dance teacher at a privately owned studio is different then if you are working for a big company, you need to be able to communicate with lots of different people like parents, kids and coworkers.

4. Would you be open to do something like this again with another riverside student? If yes, how could they contact you?

yes I would be open to do something like this, here’s my contact info:

Ashleigh Gemmell

cell: 7788757433

email: ashkgemmell@gmail.com

5. What’s your favourite part of this job?

I love the opportunity to be apart of many kids lives, and be able to watch them grow and advance through the years.

6. What made you want to go into this career?

My dance teacher growing up is one of the many role models in my life and it was the way that she affected my life and encouraged me made me want to learn more. Also, who wouldn’t want to have a career doing something that they love!

Autobiography in a word

Posted on February 1, 2019 by daryaf2018

My names is Darya. I’m in grade 9 and I’m special.

The reason I am using the word special to describe myself is because I always call myself special and so do my friends. My definition of special is funny, hyper, outgoing, and a little dumb. I say some really stupid things sometimes that make people laugh and smile so instead of my friends say “wow that was dumb” they say something like “wow you’re special” or “you’re on a new level of special.” Usually when they say I’m special it’s because I’m talking a lot or I’m very energetic or really hyper and I’m running around everywhere acting all crazy. In my opinion when my friends call me special or in general when someone calls me special I don’t take it as an insult I take it more as a compliment or as a joke. So now that I told you my definition of special and why I chose the word special. There was this one day that I was out with a group of my friends in North Vancouver and I bought 2 cans of red bull, my friends looked at me told me not to drink both of them but I did. Red bull doesn’t usually get me energized or hyper but this one day it did. About 10-15 minutes after I drank the 2 cans I started getting really hyper and I started jumping around and running around laughing, so my friends started looking at me and laughing at me and instead of calling me dumb or stupid they all started saying how special I am. They were all kind of just following me around calling me special and just going along with everything I was doing. Something I know is that when you’re out with me you’re usually either laughing at me or with me. Something that I know for sure is that when you give me red bull know I will 100% start running around like an idiot. Finally one thing I can promise you is, you will never get bored when you’re with me.

Core Competency Reflection – PE 9

Posted on January 31, 2019 by daryaf2018

How do you show that you are listening thoughtfully?

Some ways that I show that I am listening thoughtfully is, I have my eyes on the person who’s talking, I’m not talking while someone else is talking, I’m not on my phone while someone is talking and I’m not distracted when someone is talking.

What do you do when you disagree with someone in your group or discussion?

When I disagree with someone I will usually tell them, I tell because we could either work it out and figure out something that would work for either both or all of us or if they realize that they don’t like it either and they can change it.

Digital Footprint

Posted on October 4, 2018 by daryaf2018

Digital footprint

how might your digital footprint affect your future?

1. If you’re planning to apply for a job when you’re older or maybe even next year it can really reflect on your chances on getting that job if you have posted something that you knew you shouldn’t have. Usually people who interview you (your boss) do a background check on you and if they find something wrong you have done I your past it can effect your chances on getting that job, it doesn’t matter if it was last week or last year it can still reflect poorly on you. You might still get the job but there’s always the possibility that you won’t because of a little thing that was in your past.

2. Say you wanted to join a basketball team or swim team or just another sports team, some coaches do google you, some coaches do get into your background online and if they don’t like what they see they won’t put you on the team.

Describe 3 strategies that you can use to keep your digital footprint safe.

There are a few different things you can do to keep your digital foot print safe but 3 of the mains ones that I’m going to tell you about are:

Have a private account, if you have an Instagram account or facebook, pinterest or anything like that make it private.
Don’t post anything you know you shouldn’t, if u think it’s a bad idea then don’t post it.
Create fake names, if your going to be signing up for something online don’t use your real name unless it’s a trusted website that you or one of your parent have used before.

What information did I learn that I could pass on to others?

We went over a few different things but one of the main things I learned was how much an Iphone can pick up, I learned that with an apple phone it tracks where you have been, when you were there, and how often you go there, which is pretty creepy if I’m being honest. Another thing I learned was that your digital footprint exists even before you’re born. And one of the last things I learned that u really aren’t safe when it comes to social media or really anything you do online.

Wonder project

Posted on September 24, 2018 by daryaf2018

Why has anxiety increased in so many people in just a few years?

I’ve been doing a lot of research to find an answer for question but I can’t find a specific answer for this one question so, I’ll be telling you the information I’ve taken in along the way of researching this question. There are a few main things I’ve picked up on throughout the research part of this project some of these things are, the causes of anxiety, how it can effect you if don’t get help, what you can do to get help, and the types of anxiety.

Some of the causes of anxiety are OCD, PTSD, GAD, you’re probably wondering what these 3 are so let me tell you. OCD, OCD stands for obsessive-compulsive disorder, so what is OCD you might be wondering, well OCD is a disorder where people have unwanted and repeated thoughts, feelings, obsessions and behaviors that make them do something over and over until it’s perfect. PTSD, PTSD is another mental disorder that stands for post-traumatic stress disorder, what is PTSD? Well PTSD is a mental disorder that is triggered by a terrifying situation that you have either witnessed or that has happened to you. And finally GAD, GAD stands for generalized anxiety disorder, what is it? Well GAD is when you get uncontrollable worry about something small or big, you can get panic attacks/anxiety attacks and not being able to calm yourself down.

Anxiety is a really hard disorder to deal with, in many peoples eyes they see it as being over dramatic or nothing to worry about but when you have anxiety you understand how much of a struggle it is to live with. So much can go wrong if you don’t get help if you have a serious anxiety disorder for example: it’s been proven that kids from the ages 7-18 get involved in not going to school, self harm, drug and alcohol usage, and suicidal thoughts. So many student skip school or stay home and say that they’re “sick” just so they get to miss school because they’re scared that they might have a mental breakdown at school or someone might say something about them having anxiety. Another thing is drugs and alcohol usage, so many underage teens use some sort of drug or drink and get drunk so they can forget about anything and everything they’re anxious about, they go out and get high or get drunk so they can numb their mind and forget about everything that’s mentally hurting them. Self harm and suicidal is very common in kids who have serious anxiety, so many kids get involved in self harm and have suicidal thoughts everyday because of anxiety, the anxiety stresses them out so much to the point where they hurt their selves physically so they can forget about the mental pain and if its not that then they just want to give up they don’t want to live with all the stress and anxiety any more so all they want to do is give up on life thinking that it’s going to make things easier.

Ok so I talked about what can happen if you don’t get help but now let me tell you what you can do to get help, there are many different things you can do to help but 2 of the main things are therapy and medications. Therapy is a great way to help if you have anxiety, it always depends on how serious you case is but usually its does really work, therapists have studied for many years and have been trained to help in situations where people have a serious anxiety disorder. Another way to help is medication, there are many different types of medications out there for anxiety but the 3 most common ones are antidepressants, anti-anxiety, and beta-blockers. But also don’t forget it’s different for every person.

So I told you about the causes of anxiety, what it can do if you don’t get help, how you can get help and finally I’m going to tell you the different types of anxiety there is out there. There are many types of anxiety disorders but I’ll only be naming a few of them for example: social anxiety, separation anxiety, panic disorder, and general anxiety disorder. These 4 are 4 of the many types of anxiety disorders out there and it is not easy to live with it so don’t forget if you see someone having an anxiety attack don’t make fun of them and don’t say rude things about them, try to help them out and if not the just go along with your day.

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