World of Work

Hello, next week the grade 8's from my school are going to a field trip called world of work. Ms. Pollock want's us to create a blog post about it. Click HERE to view the assignment. The main sectors that they are focusing on are Construction Sector, Design and Manufactoring Sector, Service Sector, Information and Technology Sector, Transportation Sector. The one that appeals to me most is the Service sector because I wouldn't mind having a career in most of the listed careers, especially Fashion Technology. In the Service Sector three jobs that appeal to me are Fashion Technology, Hairstyling, and Aesthetics. I also would like cooking and baking but I'm a really picky eater and I have lots of problems digesting certain food so that wouldn't be my first choice. The sector that appeals to me the second most is the Infromation and Technology sector, some jobs from that are; Electronics, 2D and 3D character computer animation, and Graphic design (I used to want to be a graphic designer!) I have zero interest in the Transportation sector but some of the careers in that field are Aircraft maitanence, Heavy equiptment service (which sound dead boring to me, no offence) and autobody repair, which doesn't sound too bad but still isn't really my style. The manufactoring sector includes careers such as; Robotics (which looks really cool and impressive but isn't something I'd have the patience to learn), Machanical CADD and Precision Machining. The empolyment Sector sounds alright but from what I've read it's a little bit confusing. It includes Job Interview, Workplace safety and Prepared Speech, those seem like things that would be good to know but not actual jobs themselves. There are a few things that I would like to learn on the field trip and some questions I would like to ask. I want to know what the difference in salary is based on going to university and getting a job, going to collage and getting a job or going straight to work after high school. I was wondering if they think it is better to get a more realistic job that you still enjoy or follow your heart and get a career that you dream of having but that is hard to suceed in. If you had the option, would it be better to go to a collage/university where you live or outside of your city? If you plan out your high school courses based on what you might want to do post-secondary education and then after high school change your mind completely would you be fine in whatever field, or are you pretty much out of luck? I change my mind alot about what I want to do as a career, but I have a few recurring one's at the moment. Back in my second question I asked if it would be better to follow your heart and try to get your dream job or settle for something realistic that I'd still enjoy. My dream job is a Fashion Designer and my realistic career is a junior high teacher like Ms. Pollock! I remember when Ms. Pollock told us that to her, being a teacher is the best job she could ever ask for becuase she gets to teach and make a difference in our lives. That really inspired me, and I like to plan things out (like stuff to teach) and Ms. Pollock teaches subjects I would like to teach like English, Art and Drama...possibly History. I'm not sure exactly what you would have to take for those careers, University, Collage, ect. but I would work towards my goal and try my hardest to suceed. The reason behind the picture at the beginning is I've already changed my mind about what I want to do and I will probably change my mind again tomorrow. I can never just stick to one idea, so who knows what my future has in store for me?

References: skillscanada.com

-Hannah

The Trevor Project

Hey Bloggers, Hannah here.

So tomorrow I'm really looking forward to wearing purple to support LGBTQ youth and in memory of those who sadly took their own lives due to homophobic bullying. I know my friend Melissa is also wearing purple and I encourage everyone else to do the same. The Trevor Project is a great orginization that helps to save the lives of people everywhere. I feel really strongly about this and I want to start fundraising for The Trevor Project. You might think of fundraising as boring charity work but look, the word "fun" is in fundraising. I'm looking for fun ways to help out and if you are interested in joining me in this or have any ideas for ways to help you can comment on my blog or send me an email at: wackyhannah@hotmail.com. You can also go to my blogs homepage and click on the SocialVibe gadget to support the Trevor Project without spending a penny. Thank you to everyone who took the time and effort to read my post, comment, email and wear purple on October 20th.

Love you all,

-Hannah

Island Man

Island Man

Here are the 10 most important words (In my opinion):

Morning

an island man wakes up

to the sound of blue surf

in his head

the steady breaking and wombing

wild seabirds

and fishermen pushing out to sea

the sun surfacing defiantly

from the east

of his small emerald island

.

He always comes back

groggily groggily

comes back to sands

of a grey metallic soar

to a surge of wheels

to dull North Circular roar

muffling muffling

his crumpled pillow waves

island man heaves himself

another London day

I would most like to wake up in a modern decor loft apartment in Manhatten. New York is by far my favourtie city, I love the people, the food, the fashion, the broadway! I wouldn't want to live in New York--big city crime stuff kind of freaks me out--but waking up their and being able to visit the city for a little while would be brill. I would also want to wake up in New York City so I could visit my relatives who live there (they are SO lucky!)

So that's my Island Man post, I hope you enjoyed it!

ps. My computer wasn't really cooperating with the embedding of photo's so I had to put them at the top and it was only embedding certain picture's so I had to put up different one's than I planned to. Oh well, things happen. Toodles Bloggers!

Khaleefa

Sunday October 17/10 Hannah S.
R8A
4 Specific things that you enjoyed about Khaleefa's presentation.

1. I enjoyed how he was open with us and just talked about his life because it made it really relaxing and chill.
2. I really liked how he compared the difference between poetry and rap and the process of writing both of them.
3. He did a great job at answering everyone's questions thoroughly and to the best of his ability.
4. I really liked the "Don't Look" poem that he wrote, especially the stanza about the girl with the eating disorder because I recently wrote a similar rap! I also like how he compared the boy and girl to a moth and butterfly because it made me have a new appreciation for them.

3 Things that Khaleefa did or spoke about that you can use to help inspire and develop your own poetry.

1. He mentioned that syllables are really important when you write an rap and to pay attention to how many are in a line. I started doing that and my raps and poems are really getting better!
2. I liked when he said that he doesn't use a thesaurus when he writes because neither do I, I always found it better to just use your own words. I do, however use a dictionary and Google to find the meaning of words like he does.
3. I want to start showing my writing to more people and stop being as secretive because he said that it's just better to put it out there, and that's the best way to get better.
2 Questions you have for Khaleefa.

1. If you were not writing what do you think you'd be doing as a career?
2. What advice do you have for writers that are scared or embarrassed to show their work to others?

1 A one sentence summary of why Khaleefa is a good role model for youth.
1. Khaleefa is a good role model for others because he's just one of many examples of people who followed their dream and succeeded, he's an inspiration to many budding writers and artist in general. He is definitely a role model to me!

By: Hannah Z. S.

Shoes (Empathy Post)

It's easy to walk in your own shoes, they're your size, your colour, you've already broken them in. People are used to seeing you in your own shoes, they're suited to you, they're you. You've decided to take off your shoes, try to walk in someone else's. In those shoes is where you realize how hard it can be to walk. People might stare at you because of your shoes; they're the wrong size and because of that you get blisters. Not everyone will like the colour of your shoes because they're different than the colour of their own shoes. Have empathy for those who have to walk in different shoes just because of the size or colour, have empathy for those who don't have shoes to walk in.

Note: I know this is a very strange piece of writing, it's open to many different interpretations.

-Hannah

It gets Better...

I think that the conversation we had in class today was extremely important. I know at Fielding we have assembalies and teachers telling us all the time that we shouldn't be bullying people but they never really go in to the depth of how serious the matter is. We NEED to understand how much words can hurt, how deep they hurt when they stab us. People always talk about the need to stop being prejudice to people of a different race, religion, gender, ability but rarely does sexual orientation come up. Homophobia is the main source of bullying I see going on, "That's so gay" and "You're such a F**" are used so much in the daily lives of most youth and we need to put a stop to that. I see people being called gay and they usually blow it off but I know deep down it hurts. Not because they don't like that people are calling them gay but that people are saying in an insulting way. Gay is NOT a synonym for stupid. What if who you are was used against you, as an insult? That's so Muslim, that's so 13 year old, that's so Japanese. I mean seriously? Being murdered becuase you're gay is heartbreaking but taking your own life because you can stand to be tormented every single day. Now that's just not right. Those people could have grown up to find a cure for cancer or AIDS, they could become Prime Minister, or win the nobel peace prize. Last year people came up to me asking if I was Jewish, Bisexual or "Emo", but seriously, who the hell cares? Would you think of me any differently, is is really that important? As some of you might know I'm auditioning for Canterbury in January. One of the requirements is to write a poem, I was going to write a poem about how a lot of people diss our generation but they're forgeting who raised and we're really not that bad. Then I though about it and realized that yes, we are good people, be can do great things and turn this world around but nobody's perfect. Drawing a Nazi sign on a locker--which I witnessed--could be the start of a second Haulocaust. So instead I am writing about this very issue; Suicide. I wrote a rap a little while ago and then wrote another one after watching Dr. Phil the other day. The first one is pretty much done and the second one is still in the process of being written. Here they are:
Rap number 1 (not really related but I'm trying to connect it with rap number 2)

You open up your drawer to make yourself bleed,
And then hide it under wristbands so no one can see,
You show a cut here and there just to show that you're scared,
But people think it's just a papercut, they think it's just an accident,
But you know that it's your fears that you can't show through simple tears,
Ya, Your caught underwater and you're struggling to breathe,
But you just keep sinking deeper and deeper into your blood,
But what's blood and what's tears, just ways to cover up your fears?
You're just one big mess trying to hide under your dress,
Or better yet your fears, that trigger the tears.

Here's rap number 2 (the one I wrote after Dr. Phil)

A child takes their life almost every day,
Open up their facebook page to see "I hate you 'cause your gay."
Hey kid your life is worth it, just see the light through the tunnel.
It's okay to make a puddle when your eyes become rainclouds,
Because the puddles will dry, don't be ashamed when you cry,
Just know you're hurting more than yourself when you die.
Your life is yours, you owe nothing to no one,
Just be yourself and your haters wont mind.
It's gonna hurt when you fall from Heaven , becuase death can wait,
No one lives forever but life can be great.
Live, love, laugh may not always be true,
But it sure as hell is better than cry, hate, die.
I like the sound of his voice but I'm afraid I don't agree,
The good shouldn't die young,
They should make history.

Okay, so that's all I have for now. It's not done but the last line will probably be "Just know it gets better."

I hope you enjoyed my opinion piece and raps.

-Hannah

3, 2, 1

This is my 3, 2, 1 Student of the Month Reflection:

3 things that I think would have helped to improve our presentation

1. I think we could have done better in the pronunciation and enunciation department (say that 3 times fast!)

2. Although it flowed pretty well, we could have been a little more rehearsed so it wasn't as "thrown together."

3. We could have taken a hint from Shakespearean actors and used the "3 quarter rule" so our backs weren't turned to the audience.


2 things that I think went really well

1. The whole element of sleeping and having empathy dreams worked well to tie everything together.

2. There were small hints of humor in some of the skits that made the audience laugh and kept them entertained.


1 Piece of advice I have for students performing in the future

1. Practice, practice, practice! You know what they say "practice makes perfect" and if you do happen to make a mistake just go along with it, work it! Nobody will know.

-Hannah

Assignment #3 - Behind your Name

Welcome readers.
This is my second blog assignment, Behind your Name.

So as you know, my name is Hannah. There are many spellings of my name, all with different meanings. The way I spell it; Hannah is from the Hebrew name Channah, which means "favor" or "grace". Spelled without the "h" at the end my name is a short form of "Johanna" and is German, Polish or Scandinavian. My favourite meaning of Hannah is used with the spelling, Hana and is Japanese for "Blossom."

The reason I decided to include the whole meaning stuff before what I thought about my name is because I already knew the meanings of my name so my impressions wont change. Before I started this assignment I had mixed views on my name. I'm one of those people who doesn't like when other people are the same as me, weather it be music taste, clothing or their name so I do wish I had a name that was less common. In the year I was born Hannah was the the eighth most popular name, by 2000 it was second most popular after Emily, it is now ranked at number seven.

I do think my name is cool though. I mean come on, it's a palindrome! How many people can say that? Ava, Otto, Anna, Aya, Eve, Bob, that's about it. I don't really mind being called Hannah Banana (and you don't even have to use a British accent!) but please, do not call me Hannah Montana! Most of the time I'd say I quite like my name though, it seems suited to me and I can't picture myself with any other name.

My middle name Zoe, means life in Greek. The cool thing about my middle name is that it's my best friend's first name and her parents were going to name her Hannah! My mom named my sister Sarah Anne and she picked out my first name but she couldn't come up with a middle name for me so she let my dad pick it out. I REALLY like my middle name, it's a really cool, funky, artsy sort of name that is definitively suited to me. Another funny thing about the name Zoe is I had a gold fish when I was little and I named it Zoe because it meant life and I wanted it to live a long time. The gold fish lived over a year which is really long for a gold fish. A lot of people seem to be embarrassed by their middle name and don't tell people, I'm not like that, I even have my middle name on my Facebook. I have empathy for those out there who don't have middle names, because it ROCKS!

My last name, Shapiro means Sapphire and is the Yiddish name for a city in Germany. The name Shapiro is connected with the Issachar tribe, according to the Torah they are decedents of some dude named Issachar so maybe I am too! All I really know about the Shapiro side of my history is that my Grandpa's (on my dad's side) parents immigrated from Russia and Poland to Brooklyn, New York. My Grandpa moved to Montreal to peruse his career in photography and the rest on the Shapiro's stayed in New York. I just recently connected with my relatives on my Trip to New York City last March and they are such cool people! I'm really excited to learn about the Transcontinental Railway because my Mom's side of the family were connected with that.

Here is the Shapiro family crest, I found out this by researching; In the Torah sheep represent being protected. Sheep are connected with the Issachar tribe so that explains why there is one on the Shapiro crest.

My mom's last name, Toye is generally an old English name but in my family Toye was changed from the Chinese name Choy when my great-grandfather moved to Canada. The closest thing I could find to the name Choy was the name Choi and is now the fourth most common Korean surname after Kim, Lee and Park. The meaning of the name Choi is mountain.

After piecing all of that together I think my name (Gracious, Blossom, Life, Sapphire, Mountain) does suit me. Blossom, Mountain and Sapphire seem like symbolic items and they relate to nature. The meaning of my middle name rocks because I think living life to it's fullest and enjoying every bit of it is super important. I like to consider myself gracious, I'm not sure if everyone does but one time I posted as my facebook status "Describe me in one word" and someone said "compassionate." I looked up the word gracious on dictionary.com and the third meaning was: of a merciful and compassionate nature so there you go.

If I could give myself a new name it would be Mercedes Belladonna.
Mercedes because 1. It's the name of a glee character and 2. Mercedes are my favourite cars (I'm literally obsessed with them that whenever I see one I point it out to everyone by saying "Mercedes" out loud.)
Belladonna because before the Middle Ages women put a poison called Belladonna in their eyes to make them appear bigger, them they realized that it caused blindness over time. They also used Belladonna on the tips of arrows in the Middle Ages. I just thought that was a cool, historical piece of evidence.

So that's about all I'm going to write because this post is getting out of control, I may write another post on a fictional characters name but it wont be nearly as long.

Thanks for reading,
-Hannah

Welcome Post

Hello readers, welcome to my blog.
My name is Hannah.
I am super stoked about this new blogging stuff we're doing in class. I'm a very artsy person, I play guitar, bass, djembai and ukulele. I write, dance, sing and act. I may seem like a jeans and t-shirt kind of girl but one day I will be a world famous Fashion Designer! I'm a TV addict, my favourite shows are Glee, 90210, Degrassi, So You Think You Can Dance, Project Runway and Will and Grace. I also LOVE music, I listen to every genre of music but my favourite bands/singers are Lady Gaga, Eminem, Paramore, Adam Lambert, Owl City and The Vitamin String Quartet. Depending on how well you know me you me you probably think I'm either shy and quiet or Loud, Hyper and Outgoing. The people who pick the second one are the ones who are right. So that's all for now!
Bye bloggers.

-Hannah :)