Monday, February 28, 2011

Blog 3

I thought that this video showed a lot of stereotypes that we see today. I think that most people are influenced by what they see in movies and in the media in general. I also think that im guilty of having different standards for a population in general then for the people I know. I think that this video proves that we believe everything we see on television and everything we hear. Stereotyping began a long time ago and people are still doing it today, myself included, because of things that we see in the media.

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Blog 2

      This article is about how the number of monarch Butterflies in Mexico has increased this year after a 75 percent drop last year. Last year there were only 4.7 acres of colonies, the lowest since 1993. This year there were 9.9 acres of colonies, more than double the amount from last year. Despite the rebound experienced by this mysterious scientific phenomenon the latest numbers are well below the almost 20 acres covered in the 2008-09 winter season and the record high of 45 acres in 1996-97. Fluctuations in butterfly populations are normal and scientists say that the climate conditions are to blame for these recent fluctuations. I thought this article was very interesting because I've always been a butterfly lover and I had no idea that this was going on. I think this event could effect me because if butterflies go extinct then I don't know what I would do with myself. Also, I think if butterflies died out then it would suck a lot of happiness out of the world.


                

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Blog 1

My goals for spanish 2 are to learn how to speak spanish better because im not very good at it. Also, I want to be able to ask a hispanic person questions in case there is an emergency and there are only spanish speakers around so i don't die. My learning style is probably visual. In spanish 1 it was fairly easy because it was mainly the basics but pronouncing the words was the hardest thing. I think working in groups is the best thing for me.