Skagit Valley Reflection

The 5 things that I have experienced in this class and outside of it include the two days of speakers that we had. We met the medicine woman named Kathy on one day and on another day, we met both the Trickster Gallery museum curator named Joe and Aaron’s grandfather. Another experience that many people from our class had the chance to experience was the dinner party where the medicine woman that we met and her teacher, Jerry White also known as Standing Bear. It was said that if we could not reach out to Trickster gallery or other Native American service learning opportunities, we could just use hours in which we deal with social justice. It just so happened that as a transfer student I had to take Eng 106, as the class did not have an equivalent at my old school; this English class had a required social justice service opportunity having to do with the people of Canticle Place. Canticle Place is a Wheaton AIDS home, ran by Franciscan nuns. We had two people come to our class from the home one who had HIV and one who had AIDS. At another point in time we went to the home to help around by cooking food for them and interviewing them about the trials tribulations of having AIDS. AIDS has disproportionate effect on the Native American population, which is the connection that I chose as the reason that used for this being the hours I used to add up my hours up to the 15 hours.

This showed the different ways and how easily a person could get involved in the political process. By just registering to vote or writing a letter to the president during the Civil Engagement Fair was an example of getting involved in the political process. During the Fair there were various examples of the two different types of participation that we learned in class in which individuals could take part in. One form of participation seen throughout the fair was conventional participation, which are typical actions that are delivered via established institutions. A perfect example of this was seen during the fair was when students were associating with political parties and learning about their platforms and by contacting the president through written letters.

I have been reflecting over the Battle of Shiloh for about a week now, and I think that I can finally write my feelings. This battle is very important in the war so far. I am extremely proud of my soldiers for fighting this surprise attack. Man, none of us were expecting it! I was such a proud general those 2 days. My men fought as hard as they could, but unfortunately some people have to die. Since I have had a lot of time to think over this battle, I have come to the conclusion that this battle is the most important so far.

When teaching her students about activism, Cowhey helped her students host a vote registration drive to encourage individuals from the community to register to vote. Cowhey explains the importance of encouraging students to be active in their community. Cowhey shares that activism “helps children develop a sense of social justice, a sense of fairness and equity that begins with personal and community experiences and extends globally and historically” (103). After the students finished their vote registration drive, they took a bus to the registrar’s office at City Hall to deliver the vote registration cards.

Political science is an intermingling of our past United States history and government along with current affairs within the political climate. The Honorable Ray Rickman’s presentation to our Introduction to Political Science class on September, 19th, 2017 was the perfect mix providing information and discussion on past historical beliefs and practices with this theoretical knowledgebase and personal experiences. For many typically college-aged students, issues like racism, gender equality, and equal rights are topics often highlighted in history books and overlooked within the present mundane tasks and cultural happenings. Mr. Rickman discussed the challenges his family faces striving for economic liberty during his youth and the current

By the end of Unit 5, students are expected to know about different historic and modern activist from around the world. Students will read, research, and analyze the character traits that embody great leaders that created change in their communities in order to identify a problem in their community; determining various action steps to change or solve their problem. Second graders

Whenever we teach our stand, we imagine them when they are adults. We imagine that they will be awesome people who work tirelessly to save the world. A lot of the time, we only reserve these kind of dreams for their adulthood. However, our students are capable of being activities as they sit in their high school classrooms. It is not our job to tell them what they should care about, but it is our job to encourage them to be aware of what is happening in their communities. Whether it is having students write to a state representative or asking students to write a plan to better their cities, advocacy must be a part of classroom curriculum. Activists come in all shapes and sizes and we should not be surprised to learn that they are often sitting

In the lecture, there was an emphasis on political participation. This is especially important in the United States. As a democracy, there is a duty for the citizens to be directly involved in government, and

Talking to various people in Arbor Hill and West Hill was truly a rewarding and enlightening experience that helped me synthesize everything I learned in this class. Some themes that I noticed while engaging with Arbor Hill community members is high levels of violence and an awareness of what was happening within their community. I talked to a man named El and while talking to him some of his family members and family friends joined us on his stoop. When walking to West Hill, I approached a family while they were sitting on their stoop. I talked mainly to a man who lived in the neighborhood for 52 years and has seen the neighborhood transform over the years. He was accompanied by two of his daughters and who I believe to be his granddaughter; we were never formally introduced. I saw some differences in his opinion of his community. El and his family realized that many of the issues affecting him and his people were systematic and intentional while this West Hill resident seemed to blame many of the neighborhood ills on the migration of more Black people into the area. This, of course, seemed problematic to me but it was not

The most recent research I conducted was for Core last semester, which dealt with finding ways to extend the current supply of California’s water for two years. The first process I took was to read through all the resources or data that was given to me. After I was able to look over the different resources given to me, I then selected the ones that I felt were of use to the research. I then began to look over the data in detail and find key points and quotes that could be used in the research paper. Once the data was gathered the writing process then began. Writing the research paper was not difficult, gathering the right information is critical in my opinion due to the fact that, in order to write a good research paper you need to support

When I took this course I knew that we would talk about what was happening politically, socially, and with human rights. I did not realize that we would go so in depth, pick apart what has happened and how to come with ideas on how to aid the people in Central and South America. We read many different things in class, along with our discussions that influenced my thinking about political corruption, social inequalities, disregards for human rights and all of this provides the country with instability throughout its framework.

I have desired to meet the world and it's diversities for some time. The vigilant mountains seem to protect inhabitants from the outside world, global events appear distant and therefore are not fully addressed in a village of less than 1,000 citizens. I have yearned to see more of the world, to be able to understand complex relations and use this knowledge to improve matters through communication. I aim to utilize my opportunity to receive an education to help equalize societal imbalances. In order to achieve the stasis of peace, it is important that injustices are acknowledged and given a voice. I hope to align my values with my actions, to convert my worries over social and environmental issues into work. By becoming informed about the impacts of human activity on the environment, and our impacts on each other, I will be able to be a respectful and effective advocate for improvement in these areas. I hope to be able to grow and obtain techniques needed to effectively address and resolve issues alongside passionate

7. Investigate Economic Social Injustice in Your Own Backyard. Students nationwide have identified poverty and homelessness as the number one issue to be addressed. Over 25% of people in poverty or who are homeless are under the age of 18. Invite students to gather stories in their community that demonstrate economic injustice. Activities for economic human rights can be found in Economic and Social Justice: A Human Rights Perspective. Expose students to the work of Project South: Institute for the Elimination of Poverty & Genocide at www.peacenet.org/projectsouth.

Throughout this course, the history of Portland was discussed and I found it extremely interesting. In my high school I took only one class on history our side of my state and it was the simple world history and we never covered the histories of other states within the United States. With in the Hawaiian culture, our history is so important and we study it constantly because we feel that it is information that is crucial to knowing who you are and where you come from. So when I came to Portland and I learned that this state has a history too it surprised me a little because I realized how much we as highschool students were sheltered from the rest of the world and their histories. Though learning the history of Portland and how it became the beautiful city that it is today really was exciting. Learning about all of the events and obstacles a city faces to create such a diverse environment like this is truly humbling and made me appreciate the journey so much more.

In addition, my understanding of politics has complete been altered by taking this course. I am aware that politics is not just in our political system but also around us. It 's in our economic, social, environmental, society, community, and