​This is a screen shot of our history project; our project consists of the governments handle of the situation, whats going on now and the who, what, where, when and why involved. Our topic was the worst man made disaster in US history the Tennessee Coal Ash Spill.


Reflection:

Our group had a slow start with this project but in the end we pulled through. I learned a lot about the Tennessee Coal Ash Spill and much about the disasters that other students presented. We had a few ups and downs, especially meeting deadlines we set for each other but we collaborated and found incredible amounts of information to learn from. I think if we could have been a little more organized if we practiced before presenting but it was a lot better the second time around.
Because most of us were doing individual research and it was all put together by one person, while presenting we were a little unorganized.  However by the second time we had everything together and could tell our story. 
I think that if everyone would be a little more creative during the infograph part it would have made our project much more attractive.  
Be Concise
Be Visual
Be Smarter
Be Transparent
Be Different
Be Accurate
Be Attractive
Be Varied
Be Gracious
Be Creative
I think we worked very well with being concise,  different, smarter, accurate,  visual, varied, creative, and attractive.  Maybe not so much in the transparent and gracious, because as I said before the first group we presented to was a little messy but got a lot better after the that. I dont think we put up enough information in order to be transparent and im not sure how we could have been gracious in this project.

By Marina Stuart
Group Mates: Elona M, Shi F, and Mustapha I.Elona Myftaraj
Marina Stuart
Shakeelah Finney
Mustapha Idriss

​Primary sources:

 

I chose to focus on cars, shoes and food because I thought those would be the most interesting. First the car advertising;

 

                         

 

 

As you can see the advertizing techniques, car models, car types, shapes sizes, have all changed but I think that what has changed the most is the prices.

Depending on the type of car the prices for new cars average between 15,000$ and well into the millions while in the 1920’s the average cost for new cars was  $240 which is about $2,696 today.

 

Next up the shoes:

                                                                                                                       1920’s Vs. 2011

 

Again I looked at the prices of each item and found that the prices of designer shoes in the 1920’s were valued at no more the 50$ while the prices for designer shoes today average between 100$ to well over 50,000$

And last but not least Food:

                                                                    1920’s Vs. 2011

You can clearly see the difference the 1920’s have all of the meats, fruits, and vegetables in one place, while 2011 everything is separated by category to avoid contamination and all are well refrigerated and covered, while in the 1920’s everything is placed out on a table.

Story 1: 





Story 2:

Elona Myftaraj 11-2-10


Voting Address:

3380 Richmond St

Philadelphia, PA 19134

(215) 291-4172

School Website

 

Interview

Q - What would you like to see changed in our political system?
  A - "Nothing, I think we have a pretty good system going"

Q - Do you know why we vote on tuesday?
A - "No, I don't" 

Q - Are you always sure of who your going to vote for when you walk into the booth or are you still deliberating?
A - "I always know who Im going to vote for"?

Q - What impact do you think your vote will have on the election?
A - "I think that every vote counts, and if enough people think the same way we can have an impact."


Q - Where have you encountered the highest amount of ad campaigning?Radio, Tv, print, internet, other.
A - "I'd have to say tv and the paper mostly."

The person chose to stay anonymous.


Reflection:

I was kind of nervous to start but after I opened the door the people were really nice. They pointed me to the direction of the voting closed the door behind me. I went around 3:00 in the afternoon, so there was no one there beside the people that aid in the voting process. I told one of them my purpose for being there and asked if it was ok to ask him a few questions. After a little thought he said sure, no problem but I want to remain anonymous, I said that was fine and asked him the questions. Afterward I thanked them and left. It was a surprisingly pleasant experience for me.