Factory Game Day Two

I found Day 2 much harder than day one because in Day 1 we had more time and we could make anything we wanted. Day 2 was also harder in the assembly line because we had to make and exact replica of Chubby Bear. As a colorer I found it quite easy to color but it was also hard because you had to make a good product. The type we had made where very queer looking ones and that is saying it politley. It was also our job to make the product look acttractive to children to play with. Sometimes we used the wrong shade of brown or when one person was coloring they would scribble one part and then make another part neat. Quite a lot of the time we got bears that looked like bunny rabbits and other times we got bears that had glue all over the place and couldn't color it well. But we still adapted to the problems and got good at coloring fast and neatly(ish). We were one of the important people because we needed to make the bear look complete. In Day 1 we had little responsibility and in Day 2 we had so much that it was hard to bare at some points in time. Over all I had fun and enjoyed working for minimum wage. This was a very creative activity.

Factory Game Reflection Day One

Creating the toy for "my younger sibling" quite difficult because of the fact that I had limited tools and time to make my creation for my poor sibling to play with. It was probably an okay creation but not at all a great gift as a toy. Back then toys would have been diffrent to look at and to play and were probably hand made to save money but now we can go to a shop and buy a cheap teddy bear for our siblings and buy a card and thats that done. Then people would sow dolls or stich together a dress, or do something that would take a lot of work. This was a fun experiance that really brought out my creativity, though I have none.

The messy room

The Messy Room

I walked in and flipped on the lights. She had decorated her desk with clothes and it looked like what was underneath the hill of fashion was to be kept a surprise. The bed wasn’t made and under the mattresses I could see the bottoms of her pajama peeking out as if it were trying to see a glimpse of its guest. On the floor was her homework neatly scattered around covering every inch of her carpet that she had said was blue. I opened her closet and out came an avalanche of clothes almost suffocating me to death. But obviously I survived. Once I had stumbled out of the death trap I look at her bookshelf which didn’t bare books it held her shoes, shoes that were too small for even a 7year old to wear. I tripped over her math textbook and in front of me was a pizza box with ants that decided to move in. I decided to move out after that sight.

Mother Necessity

I think that “necessity is the mother of invention” means that when you need something very badly and it’s too complex to do by hand you create something to make it much easier. One example is how Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone because in those days when you wanted to tell somebody something very badly you would have to walk over to their house or ride a horse over there, but when the telephone was invented people could just telephone the person and it was quicker and less time consuming. Another example is how Henry Ford created the first automobile because if you didn’t have a car you would have to bike or ride a horse over to the market or park etc but with the car you get to the market faster and you wouldn’t have to put much effort into it. The third example I have is of Thomas Edison who invented the light bulb. Now imagine trying to work without a lamp and all you had was a candle that didn’t give much light, with the light bulb you’d be able to see and not cause a fire by knocking it over. These three examples are what I think are good examples of “Necessity is the mother of invention.”

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How I learn best

The way I learn best is by participation in things, by doing it rather than seeing it. I also work better when the class is always doing something new and not stretch lessons out for weeks or days. Its easier to do things when you're doing something rather than listen because I tune off then. During lectures I don't listen so I won't learn that way. When I do something its much easier to understand because I'm doing it so I would know how.

Feedback

The two main highlights of my first week back at school were getting to meet my class mates and friends, and getting back to work after a boring vacation. When I first got to humanities 8 I was like "YAY, I got Mr. Coyle!" and then I realised that with the fun of being an eighth grader came a lot of hard work......especially on the first day back. This year for humanities my two main goals are to improve more on my writing skills espesially on essays which I usually don't do so well on. The second thing that I want to work on is to improve on my vocabulary skills because I usually do not look up words that I do not understand. Hopefully this year I will accomplish my goals.

My Gang

My gang consists of four people. These three people are Lilli, Nikaya, and me, Sami. Lilli is in my gang because she is a real kind person. She is always there to listen to my problems and really cares about me as I do for her. She never gets on my last nerve and doesn't mind me being a maniac because she is too. We are both alike and have been inseparable since 6th grade. Nikaya is in my gang because we are most definitely alike. We both have the same tastes and are very loud. We are very hyper and care about each other. All three of us love each other a lot and we are practically like sisters. Our gang is most probably the most coolest gang in the world.