{"content":{"sharePage":{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"23459519","dateCreated":"1272489513","smartDate":"Apr 28, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"GabrielJ","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/GabrielJ","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1265786860\/GabrielJ-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/room503juniors.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/23459519"},"dateDigested":1532765167,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Car Presentation Schedule","description":"This is the sign up sheet for presentations for only Thursday and Friday. Please respond with what number slot on what day your group would like. <br \/>\n<br \/>\nThursday April 29th, 2010<br \/>\n<br \/>\n1.                                 <br \/>\n<br \/>\n2.<br \/>\n<br \/>\n3.<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<br \/>\nFriday April 30th, 2010<br \/>\n<br \/>\n1.<br \/>\n<br \/>\n2.<br \/>\n<br \/>\n3.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"23459623","body":"Group: Liza, Tina, Taylor. Thomas, Joanne, Gabriel, Lean<br \/>\n<br \/>\nSlot:  Friday slot number 1","dateCreated":"1272489635","smartDate":"Apr 28, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"GabrielJ","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/GabrielJ","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1265786860\/GabrielJ-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"23460219","body":"Group: Paul, Kevin, Kathleen, Tim, and me.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nFriday, 2","dateCreated":"1272490364","smartDate":"Apr 28, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"4RowanF","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4RowanF","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1268356333\/4RowanF-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"23462083","body":"Group: Betty, Kevin L., Monica, Samantha, Raymond, Vickie<br \/>\n<br \/>\nSlot: Friday 3","dateCreated":"1272492918","smartDate":"Apr 28, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"5BettyL","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/5BettyL","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1256777726\/5BettyL-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"23465303","body":"Group: Sally, Vincent, Connie, Katie, Jason, and Christina<br \/>\n<br \/>\nSlot: Thursday 3","dateCreated":"1272497891","smartDate":"Apr 28, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"4SallyD","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4SallyD","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"23479449","body":"Group: Dustin, Edward, Christine, Amy, and me<br \/>\nSlot: Thursday 1","dateCreated":"1272519903","smartDate":"Apr 28, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"4VickyW","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4VickyW","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"23281855","dateCreated":"1272231902","smartDate":"Apr 25, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"5BettyL","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/5BettyL","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1256777726\/5BettyL-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/room503juniors.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/23281855"},"dateDigested":1532765167,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Car Report Selections","description":"Please enter your team's car model so we all choose something different.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"23291827","body":"Group: Paul, Kathleen, Tim, Kevin, and me.<br \/>\nCar: Honda Civic","dateCreated":"1272250628","smartDate":"Apr 25, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"4RowanF","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4RowanF","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1268356333\/4RowanF-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"23293645","body":"Group: Samantha, Vicky, Raymond, Monica, Kevin<br \/>\nNissan Altima","dateCreated":"1272254919","smartDate":"Apr 25, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"5BettyL","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/5BettyL","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1256777726\/5BettyL-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"23293679","body":"and me","dateCreated":"1272255040","smartDate":"Apr 25, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"5BettyL","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/5BettyL","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1256777726\/5BettyL-lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"22878241","dateCreated":"1271375925","smartDate":"Apr 15, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"4RowanF","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4RowanF","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1268356333\/4RowanF-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/room503juniors.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/22878241"},"dateDigested":1532765168,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Syntax","description":"Post your version of number six on the handout and your rational.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"22889333","body":"&quot;When the doctors came, they said she had died of heart disease--of joy that kills.&quot;<br \/>\n<br \/>\nThe dependent clause placed at the beginning of the sentence functions to establish a setting and modifies the pronoun \u201cthey\u201d in order to clarify the subject. The dash before \u201cof joy that kills\u201d engenders a natural pause thus building momentary suspense leading to the ironic twist in which \u201cjoy\u201d becomes the cog that ultimately leads to her demise. The sentence juxtaposes joy, which represents life, and death, which serves to give readers a mixed feeling of closure and ambivalence.","dateCreated":"1271394287","smartDate":"Apr 15, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"4VictoriaN","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4VictoriaN","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1253158393\/4VictoriaN-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"22889483","body":"&quot;When the doctors came, they said she had died of heart disease-- of joy that kills.&quot;<br \/>\n<br \/>\nI put the prepositional phrase &quot;when the doctors came&quot; comes first, because it modifies who &quot;they&quot; are. Placing it anywhere else would make &quot;they&quot; ambiguous. Unlike a comma, the dash seemingly separates the two clauses even more, and makes them seem less repetitive because one ends with &quot;of ...&quot; and another begins with &quot;of...&quot; This also puts more emphasis on the joy, rather than the heart disease. It also emphasizes the twist of events, for when it suddenly changes from grief into great joy, and then great joy into grief again.","dateCreated":"1271395227","smartDate":"Apr 15, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"4KevinA","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4KevinA","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"22889543","body":"\u201cWhen the doctors came, they said she had died of heart disease\u2013 of joy that kills.\u201d<br \/>\n<br \/>\nThis sentence sounded very dramatic, especially when I used the dash for the last clause. However, I think it\u2019s an appropriate way to end the passage considering love\u2019s irony. I used the last clause of the sentence because it essentially stated that Mrs. M\u2019s love for Mr. M is the very thing that resulted in her death, and placing it at the end of the sentence highlights the theme of how love can affect us in so many different ways.","dateCreated":"1271395642","smartDate":"Apr 15, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"4RaymondT","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4RaymondT","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1264619170\/4RaymondT-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"22889657","body":"&quot;When the doctors came, they said she had died of heart disease\u2014 of joy that kills.&quot;<br \/>\n<br \/>\nI, like almost everyone else, arranged the sentence this way for the same reasons that most everyone else did. It only makes sense to place &quot;they said she had died&quot; after &quot;when the doctors came&quot; so the reader knows who &quot;they&quot; are. I placed &quot;of joy that kills&quot; after a dash to imply an additional thought that slightly modifies what was said before.","dateCreated":"1271396324","smartDate":"Apr 15, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"4KatieB","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4KatieB","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1267164152\/4KatieB-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"22889823","body":"&quot;When the doctors came, they said she had died of heart disease--of joy that kills.&quot;<br \/>\n<br \/>\nPutting &quot;when the doctors came&quot; in the front is logical in that it defines the &quot;they&quot; in the next sentence phrase. I left &quot;of joy that kills&quot; in the end after a dash because I think it serves to elaborate on the &quot;oh heart disease&quot; part. Heart disease probably is not necessarily what Mrs. M died of literally.","dateCreated":"1271397535","smartDate":"Apr 15, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"4AmyY","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4AmyY","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1265431458\/4AmyY-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"22889929","body":"\u201cWhen the doctors came, they said she had died of heart disease\u2013 of joy that kills.\u201d<br \/>\n<br \/>\nStarting with &quot;when the doctors came&quot; is creating anticipation because it keeps the reader wonder what happens after they came, and then placing &quot;of joy that kills&quot; after a dash is the &quot;big bang&quot; to was being led up to, and it expresses a bit of sarcasm when saying that the heart disease she died of was a joy.","dateCreated":"1271398563","smartDate":"Apr 15, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"4TimDH","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4TimDH","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1253758536\/4TimDH-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"22890039","body":"&quot;When the doctors came, they said she had died of heart disease- of joy that kills.&quot;<br \/>\n<br \/>\nI chose to write the sentence this way because it sounds more dramatic, like a Chinese drama kind of line. I placed the dependent clause first because it made more sense to put a thing that rescues a dying person.","dateCreated":"1271399466","smartDate":"Apr 15, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"4DustinL","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4DustinL","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"22890091","body":"When the doctors came, they said she had died of heart disease--of joy that kills.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nThe first clause &quot;when the doctors came&quot; is the only logical transition from the previous sentence.  Following with the clause &quot;they said she had died&quot;, the sentence flows naturally with it's overall syntax.  The two prepositional phrases easily fit themselves in the last parts of the sentence, but the clause &quot;of joy that kills&quot; is separated by a dash to emphasize the irony of Mrs. M's death","dateCreated":"1271399880","smartDate":"Apr 15, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"4ThomasC","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4ThomasC","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1265680865\/4ThomasC-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"22890333","body":"&quot;When the doctors came, they said she had died of heart disease--of joy that kills&quot;<br \/>\n<br \/>\nThe independent clause at the beginning of the the sentence establishes the subject and setting of the scene, so obviously it needed to come first. Now with the &quot;they&quot; known they conflict or predicate of the sentence can be played out with &quot;they said she had died of heart disease&quot;. Lastly adding the &quot;of joy that kills&quot; with a dash give the sentence stretches the idea of love and its fatal affect on health.","dateCreated":"1271401444","smartDate":"Apr 16, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"GabrielJ","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/GabrielJ","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1265786860\/GabrielJ-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"22890447","body":"&quot;When the doctors came, they said she had died of heart disease\u2014 of joy that kills.&quot;<br \/>\n<br \/>\nBy placing the prepositional phrase in the beginning, the reader is able to understand who &quot;they&quot; are in the following clause. Doing that, also adds suspense and drama to the sentence. Then placing a dash before &quot;of joy that kills&quot; emphasizes the irony of Ms. M's death.","dateCreated":"1271402294","smartDate":"Apr 16, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"4ConnieC","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4ConnieC","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1257232972\/4ConnieC-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"22891533","body":"Wait for it...<br \/>\n&quot;When the doctors came, they said she had died of heart disease--of joy that kills.&quot;<br \/>\n<br \/>\nI felt there was no way that this sentence could be loose because that would be too awkward, so I knew that &quot;when the doctors came&quot; should be somewhere up front.  Also, &quot;of joy that kills&quot; wraps up the story nicely, as everything builds to this one point of the story, similar to how everything builds to this one idea of the sentence.","dateCreated":"1271410806","smartDate":"Apr 16, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"4TaylorE","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4TaylorE","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"22898853","body":"&quot;When the doctors came, they said she had died of heart disease\u2014 of joy that kills.&quot;<br \/>\n<br \/>\nI arranged the sentence this way to match with the positive mood given in the passage saying \u201cMr. M; he is not dead after all.\u201d This shows that the death due to heart attack is due to the joy. It is also correct syntactically when put in this order, emphasizing on the &quot;joy that kills&quot; in the end.","dateCreated":"1271425819","smartDate":"Apr 16, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"4EdwardWu","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4EdwardWu","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":17}]},{"id":"20307077","dateCreated":"1266434857","smartDate":"Feb 17, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"msvpark","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/msvpark","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1202793136\/msvpark-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/room503juniors.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/20307077"},"dateDigested":1532765169,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Ehrenreich DJ entry","description":"Please post a DJ for Ehrenreich's Nickel and Dimed.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"20335347","body":"&quot;In this parallel universe where my father never got out of the mines and I never got through college,I am &quot;baby,&quot; &quot;honey,&quot; &quot;blondie,&quot; and most commonly, &quot;girl.&quot; (paragraph 1 lines 110-112)<br \/>\n<br \/>\nBy stating that she is going to a parallel universe, Ehrenreich is able to exaggerate the huge difference in the lifestyles of the middle\/higher-class people, and the lifestyles of the lower-class people. A &quot;Parallel Universe&quot; also suggests that she is going to a completely foreign area, not just a new city or country, but a completely different universe, the lower-class life. The names that Ehrenreich mentions demonstrate how many people who are not lower-class people, often look down on lower-class people. In many local restaurants in middle and higher-class areas, the waiters or waitresses are often called by sir or miss, which are more formal ways to call them, yet in lower-class areas, the the waiters and waitresses are called by more demeaning names like &quot;blondie&quot;. And by stating that her father &quot;never got out of the mines&quot; in the parallel universe, it suggests that she must have lived a decent life when she was growing up, considering her father got out of the mines and probably became successful.","dateCreated":"1266469135","smartDate":"Feb 17, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"4KevinA","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4KevinA","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"20335611","body":"&quot;To bed by 1:30 or 2:00, up at 9:00 or 10:00, read for an hour while my uniform whirls around in the landlord's washing machine, and then it's another eight hours spent following Mao's central instruction, as laid out in the Little Red Book, which was: Serve the people&quot; (Line 164-167).<br \/>\n<br \/>\nEhrenreich states two choices of time each for going to bed and waking up because it implies that minimum-wage workers only have limited choices to choose from for their daily schedules. With this disadvantage, some hardworking people who gets paid very little still manage to put a considerable amount of effort in trying to accommodate their customers with satisfaction. The speaker\/author uses &quot;Mao's central instruction&quot;  in the Little Red Book as a metaphor, comparing the Chairman's statements about modesty to the duty the author has. She adapts his ideas and suggestions to her daily life because she is now willing to spend eight hours a day working in real life in order to &quot;serve the people.&quot; According to the Little Red Book, Zedong quotes, &quot;Our duty is to hold ourselves responsible to the people. Every word, every act and every policy must conform to the people's interests, and if mistakes occur, they must be corrected -- that is what being responsible to the people means.&quot; By using this metaphor in her very last sentence, it shows that Ehrenreich now understands that helping others, as a worker who either gets paid alot or a little, is the main factor of happiness. Ehrenreich saying &quot;my uniform whirls around in the landlord's washing machine&quot; is also another way of showing her readers that this isn't the last day she is going to work; washing her uniform is a sign that she will perform her duty all over again the following next day. From the beginning to end, the author's tone changes from sarcastic to admiring to show that her point of view on minimum-wage workers has drastically changed.","dateCreated":"1266469777","smartDate":"Feb 17, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"4VictoriaN","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4VictoriaN","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1253158393\/4VictoriaN-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"20336211","body":"Quote:<br \/>\n&quot;We also control the number of butter pats our customers get and the amount of sour cream on their baked potatoes. So if you wonder why Americans are so obese, consider the fact that waitresses both express their humanity and earn tips through the convert distribution of fats&quot; (Ehrenreich, line 130).<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<br \/>\nAnalysis\/Reflection:<br \/>\nContinuing off of what we discussed in class, many people has stated that it's not necessarily a bad to &quot;cheat the system&quot; or a business when simply taking an extra napkin, taking an extra packet of sugar, or having another slice of pie on the house--which brings me to my argument. In a way, Ehrenreich complains through narration about how she doesn't make much money when working a minimum-waged job. Although, if she is complaining, why does she bother to add extra condiments and such? For tips? Will tips at a minimum-waged job really earn her a whole lot more of excess cash? In a sense, I am arguing against this quote in this reflection. It is a bit of a contradiction for her to whine her way through the excerpt when she's the one who's &quot;nickel and diming&quot; the restaurant where she works.","dateCreated":"1266471476","smartDate":"Feb 17, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"4TimDH","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4TimDH","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1253758536\/4TimDH-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"20336393","body":"\u201cI had been vain enough to worry about coming across as too educated for the jobs I sought, but no one even seems interested in finding out how overqualified I am.\u201d(89-92)<br \/>\n<br \/>\nIn this passage, Ehrenreich shows how egotistical she is. She states here that no one wanted to hire her for a position, but then she throws in a comment saying that she is overqualified for the position. Ehrenreich still wants to show the readers that even though she is taking this \u2018undercover\u2019 job, she still is a highly educated woman. Frankly, I could care less about the education she has received, all I want to know is how low-wage workers survive in the cruel world. Throughout the whole passage, Ehrenreich always adds in her personal thoughts about how great she is, or how she does not belong in such a place dirty and disgusting place. For example, she states, \u201cSometimes I play with the fantasy that I am a princess who, in penance for some tiny transgression, has undertaken to feed each of her subjects by hand.\u201d(114-115) She keeps telling and reminding the reader that she is above all the low-wage workers in class and in knowledge.","dateCreated":"1266472180","smartDate":"Feb 17, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"4DustinL","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4DustinL","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"20336677","body":"\u201cI hate the drive, along a roadside studded with white crosses commemorating the more effective head-on collisions, but it\u2019s a sweet little place\u2014a cabin...\u201d <br \/>\nLines 31-33<br \/>\n<br \/>\nThis passage is teeming with literary devices. First off, Ehrenreich uses alliteration such as \u201cwith white\u201d and \u201ccrosses commemorating,\u201d to draw attention to these dismal words. She uses the words \u201cmore effective\u201d to take on a business-like, impartial, and slightly sarcastic tone, acting as if she doesn\u2019t care. It is also very curious that she says that the crosses commemorate collisions. \u201cCommemorate\u201d connotes honor, taking note of a job well done. Why would she act like it\u2019s a commemorable, or an honorable thing to have effectively collided into a car, killing someone inside? It is probably to show the reader her careless, cold attitude and her sarcasm to further support her point of view.","dateCreated":"1266473405","smartDate":"Feb 17, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"4KatieB","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4KatieB","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1267164152\/4KatieB-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"20337051","body":"&quot;At Hearthside, we utilize whatever bits of autonomy we have to ply our customers with the illicit calories that signal our love. It is our job as servers to assemble the salads and desserts,... We also control the number of butter pats our customers get and the amount of sour cream on their baked potatoes. So if you wonder why Americans are so obese, consider the fact that waitresses both express their humanity and earn their tips through the covert distribution of fats.&quot; (line 127-133)<br \/>\n<br \/>\nEhrenreich explains that the workers, out of kindness, give extra to the customers that &quot;signal our love,&quot; making it sound like they are doing a good thing for the customers when they give more than what they should, when their boss is not around. This shows how kind-hearted these workers can be, bending the rules just to give others a little extra something. She explains that because it is their job to serve and make the food, they are allowed to control how much extra customers should receive on their salad or desserts. Since the workers are willing to put some extra food for the customers, this causes her to change her bias and thought from the beginning where she looked down on the workers, and begins to have an appreciation for them, seeing that they are truly kind and caring people, even with better character than some higher paid workers are. This also shows that even if the workers get paid less, they still make the best out of what they have, which seemed impossible to Ehrenreich when she first went &quot;undercover.&quot; She then moves toward a sarcastic tone saying that due to the generosity of waitresses, &quot;Americans are so obese,&quot; because waitresses are going beyond what they should to provide a little extra for the customers. However, she also says that the waitresses &quot;earn their tips through the covert distribution of fats,&quot; making it sound like all they want in return is a little extra money for themselves. Since they are giving extra, is their main hope simply to receive more tips or to be kind and treat the customers as they would want to be treated?","dateCreated":"1266475727","smartDate":"Feb 17, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"4TinaY","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4TinaY","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1266474407\/4TinaY-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"20337331","body":"&quot;But the nonprincesses working with me are just as indulgent, even when this means flouting management rules- as to, for example, the number of croutons that can go on a salad (six). \u201cPut on all you want,\u201d Gail whispers... She dips into her own tip money to buy biscuits and gravy for an out-of-work mechanic who's used up all his money on dental surgery, inspiring me to pick up the tab for his pie and milk&quot; (116-120). <br \/>\n<br \/>\nThis quote allowed me to answer the question we debated during class of whether low-class people have the right to \u201cnickel and dime\u201d their employers. In the quote, Ehrenreich narrates Gail, an employee, showing her \u201cconsumer-friendly attitude,\u201d which I would consider more as sincerity than \u201ccheating.\u201d Gail then follows up with another act of kindness by helping out a total stranger. This chain of good-doing inspires Ehrenreich to \u201cpick up the tab for [the stranger\u2019s] pie and milk.\u201d It occurred to me that these acts are examples of \u201chuman expression.\u201d By exhausting the supply of croutons behind her employer\u2019s back, Gail is \u201cflouting management rules.\u201d But I believe that these are not even rules. If our society is set on enforcing rules, they should also be obligated to reward the acts of kindness. But that\u2019s a stretch. Then why set these rules? All these rules do is constrict employees from being human. We are all consumers of human expression. We see and react to expressions such as happiness, sadness, and the act of giving more croutons and spotting food for a stranger parallel them. Take the privilege of expressing oneself away, and take away the ability to be human. The ability to enjoy your job and consume smiles. So yes, let the people distribute croutons!","dateCreated":"1266477259","smartDate":"Feb 17, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"4PaulY","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4PaulY","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1253159955\/4PaulY-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"20337349","body":"&quot;At the word tomorrow, something between fear and indignation rises in my chest. I want to say, &quot;Thank you for your time, sir, but this is just all an experiment, you know, not my actual life&quot; (Lines 110-112).<br \/>\n<br \/>\nWhen Ehrenreich finally finds a job, she is afraid of and almost unwilling to working. She italicizes the word &quot;tomorrow&quot; to emphasize her attitude towards a minimum-wage-paying job. Although &quot;undercover&quot; for a research project, she is not yet committed to a job in terms of her new life. She still has an opportunity to drop her experiment and to save herself from the embarrassment, the &quot;fear and indignation,&quot; of standing face to face with somebody from her &quot;old&quot; town and her &quot;actual life.&quot; Already, &quot;tomorrow&quot; will be her first day at work. By using words that have a negative connotation, like &quot;fear&quot; and &quot;indignation,&quot; Ehrenreich reveals her point-of-view through her hesitancy in admitting herself as one who belongs to the lower class, socially speaking.","dateCreated":"1266477309","smartDate":"Feb 17, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"4LizaM","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4LizaM","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"20337535","body":"A cabin more or less, set in the swampy backyard of the converted mobile home where my landlord, an affable TV repairman, lives with his bartender girlfriend...&quot; (33-35).<br \/>\n<br \/>\nEhrenreich previously mentioned the landlord as being a terrifying man, but in this quote, she describes the landlord as an affable TV repairman. I think the significance in this quote lies on how Ehrenreich describes the landlord and his girlfriend. The addition of adjectives that were used to describe the landlord as an affable TV repairman completely contradicts my first impression of a landlord. When I first think of a landlord, I think wealth, money, and management--not TV repair. Describing his girlfriend as a bartender, Ehrenreich is able to qualify the stereotypical lifestyle minimum-wage-workers &quot;tend&quot; to live in. In that case, throughout this quote, I felt as if Ehrenreich was mocking the minimum-wage-worker's lives, almost insulting their lives in her sarcastic, yet curious tone.","dateCreated":"1266478365","smartDate":"Feb 17, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"4SamanthaY","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4SamanthaY","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1264223812\/4SamanthaY-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"20339977","body":"&quot;This seems to be a fairly general rule: if you want to stack Cheerios boxes or vacuum hotel rooms in chemically fascist America, you have to be willing to squat down and pee in front of a health worker (who has no doubt had to do the same thing herself)&quot; (Line 68).<br \/>\n<br \/>\nIn this particular sentence Ehrenreich\u2019s diction strongly emphasizes her sarcastic tone. By saying &quot;stack Cheerios boxes&quot; and &quot;to be willing to squat down and pee&quot; it utilizes her sarcastic tone and creates a humorous tone as well. This shows her unique style of writing, because not many authors write with such sarcasam and humor. I think Ehrenreich is also trying to show the irony of that rule. Why should such an easy job as stacking Cheerios boxes require a pee sample? It gives the reader a sense of how ridiculous that rule is to Ehrenreich. When Ehrenreich says chemically fascist America, it made me pause to think for awhile, because that phrase seemed completely tangent from the rest of the sentence. After thinking for awhile I discussed with my colleague Joanne. The connotation we came up with, was that Ehrenreich feels that America has become a society that has fallen into a certain process\u2014a permanent process. A process in which the government controls everything and everything we do must be according to a set of rules that cannot be broken.","dateCreated":"1266495977","smartDate":"Feb 18, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"4ConnieC","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4ConnieC","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1257232972\/4ConnieC-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"20359621","body":"&quot;I play with the fantasy that I am a princess, who in penance, for some tiny transgression&quot;...&quot;nonprincesses just as indulgent&quot;...&quot;She dips into her own tip money to buy biscuits and gravy for an out-of-work mechanic&quot; &quot;Only when you seek happiness for others will it come to you&quot;<br \/>\n<br \/>\nEhrenreich ,ust live in a &quot;fantasy&quot; of being a &quot;princess in penance&quot; to cope with the struggle of working while her coworkers, &quot;the nonprincesses working with her as just as indulgent&quot; willing ro &quot;dip into their own tips to buy gravy and biscuits for an out-of work mechanic. This obviously suggest that her coworkers have better hearts than than average white-collared person. Furthermore, she includes the detail of  sign that reads, &quot;Only when you seek happiness for others will it come to you&quot;. The inclusion of this detail  the reader sees the author's own train of thought, the connect, t he epiphany she makes: the minimum-wage-earners are good people even with the strife they face.","dateCreated":"1266517635","smartDate":"Feb 18, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"GabrielJ","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/GabrielJ","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1265786860\/GabrielJ-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"20377277","body":"&quot;At The Palms, let's call it, a bouncy manager actually takes me around to see the rooms and meet the current housekeepers, who, I note with satisfaction, look pretty much like me--faded ex-hippie types in shorts with long hair pulled back in braids.&quot;<br \/>\nLines 80-83<br \/>\n<br \/>\nEhrenreich continues to be biased by making a generalization that housekeepers look like &quot;faded ex-hippie types in shorts with long hair pulled back in braids.&quot; In here, Ehrenreich is beginning to add positive diction about what she would call &quot;trailer trash&quot; such as the &quot;bouncy manager.&quot; Even though she agrees that she would fit as a housekeeper by the way she dresses, she cannot help but continue to be biased in her generalizations. The diction &quot;actually&quot; tells us that she had not expected the manager to be so detailed in taking her around to &quot;see the rooms and meet the current housekeepers.&quot; It shows that she realizes that these &quot;trailer trash&quot; managers aren't what she had expected, and also adds a surprised yet sarcastic tone.","dateCreated":"1266535360","smartDate":"Feb 18, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"NgJoanne","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/NgJoanne","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1264291193\/NgJoanne-lg.jpg"}}],"more":20}]},{"id":"19065019","dateCreated":"1263941827","smartDate":"Jan 19, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"4RowanF","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4RowanF","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1268356333\/4RowanF-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/room503juniors.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/19065019"},"dateDigested":1532765169,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Kingsolver prompt","description":"Submit your version of the prompt here.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"19078527","body":"In Barbara Kingsolver's essay, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life, she says that, &quot;We'd surely do better if only we knew any better,&quot; but that is not true--people will tend to sacrifice the greater ecological good in favor of their own comfort or convenience.  I know this, because...","dateCreated":"1263967468","smartDate":"Jan 19, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"4VickyW","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4VickyW","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"19078609","body":"In Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life, Barbara Kingsolver's assertion, &quot;We'd surely do better if only we knew any better,&quot; is only valid in some aspects, being that not everyone is the same as Kingsolver implies.","dateCreated":"1263968388","smartDate":"Jan 19, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"4AmyY","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4AmyY","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1265431458\/4AmyY-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"19078705","body":"Even if people know any better, they will tend to seek comfort and convenience rather than to sacrifice the greater ecological good.","dateCreated":"1263969433","smartDate":"Jan 19, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"4LizaM","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4LizaM","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"19078783","body":"Even if people understand the consequences, as long as they themselves are comfortable, they would not care.","dateCreated":"1263970313","smartDate":"Jan 19, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"4jasonw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4jasonw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1269064697\/4jasonw-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"19078849","body":"We would surely consider to be better when a new idea is introduced, however it is not gauranteed that all will do so. Aftrall, considering is better than none at all.","dateCreated":"1263971165","smartDate":"Jan 19, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"NgJoanne","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/NgJoanne","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1264291193\/NgJoanne-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"19078859","body":"In Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life, Barbara Kingsolver asserts that &quot;We'd surely do better if only we knew any better.&quot;  Although some Americans in general are highly-educated or notified, most will not choose to sacrifice the greater ecological good in favor of their own comfort and convenience.","dateCreated":"1263971333","smartDate":"Jan 19, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"4VictoriaN","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4VictoriaN","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1253158393\/4VictoriaN-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"19078915","body":"In Barbara Kingsolver's Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life, she states that, &quot;We'd surely do better if only we knew any better.&quot; However, that is not a valid fact. In reality, people choose the satisfaction and comfort of their lives over the greater ecological good that can impact others.","dateCreated":"1263972144","smartDate":"Jan 19, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"4SamanthaY","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4SamanthaY","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1264223812\/4SamanthaY-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"19078921","body":"Speaking in ecological matters, Barbara Kingsolver's claim about Americans in general that, &quot;We'd surely do better if only we knew any better,&quot; is a valid assertion.","dateCreated":"1263972298","smartDate":"Jan 19, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"4TaylorE","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4TaylorE","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"19079655","body":"Barbara Kingsolver states that &quot;We'd surely do better if we only knew better&quot; and is able to illustrate how Americans would care more about things if they only knew more about them.","dateCreated":"1263981404","smartDate":"Jan 20, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"4KevinA","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4KevinA","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"19080079","body":"Barbara Kingsolver, author of Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life, argues that Americans would do better in ecological matters if the were better educated regarding agriculture; a valid assertion.","dateCreated":"1263986160","smartDate":"Jan 20, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"GabrielJ","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/GabrielJ","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1265786860\/GabrielJ-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"19124053","body":"Barbara Kingsolver's Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life, argues that Americans would surely care more and change their lifestyles to help the agriculture if we knew any better.","dateCreated":"1264056930","smartDate":"Jan 20, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"4TimDH","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4TimDH","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1253758536\/4TimDH-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"20336285","body":"The priority of comfort and convenience in the lives of people make it highly unlikely that they would sacrifice it for the greater ecological good.","dateCreated":"1266471678","smartDate":"Feb 17, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"4TinaY","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4TinaY","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1266474407\/4TinaY-lg.jpg"}}],"more":9}]},{"id":"18301881","dateCreated":"1261074887","smartDate":"Dec 17, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"msvpark","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/msvpark","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1202793136\/msvpark-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/room503juniors.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/18301881"},"dateDigested":1532765171,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Persuasive Paragraph","description":"Type your persuasive paragraph here.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"18326885","body":"Smoking in public areas should be banned because it is unfair to subject the general public to the harmful effects of second hand smoke. An estimated 3,400 nonsmoking Americans in California die of cancer, 46,000 from heart disease, and 430 from SIDS. Exposure to secondhand smoke remains an alarming public health hazard. Children exposed to second hand smoke leads to ill health and other horrible diseases. It is apparent that second hand smoke kills innocent people including children, parents, and grandparents, therefore, smoking in public areas should be banned.","dateCreated":"1261120781","smartDate":"Dec 17, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"4KristinaW","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4KristinaW","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"18326965","body":"Christmas lights are a commonality of christmas, or rather a necessity. But are they truly needed? Must they intertwine with the very practice of celebrating Christmas to the extent that christmas light decoration sales grow exponentially each year even in the midst of economic turmoil? Instead efforts should be taken to limit the illumination glistering from home-fronts because of their detrimental effects on many aspects of society. Foremost, the copiousness of lights damages the environment. Lights are unequipped with LED power-saving technology. Thus, they steadily sip electricity out of power grids until the tap runs closely dry. Cities can't procure too much more energy when so much power is drained out by the numerous heaters cranked up ten degrees during Winter. Moreover, light pollution is a highly unconsidered impact on the Winter scenery, often a season when elusive astrological phenomenon present themselves for a hasty  period. The illumination of lights beaming off houses into the wholesome sky paint a hazy filament that obscures the naturally scintillating stars across the sky from gazing eyes. Additionally, lights upon inflatable statues upon glittering ornaments upon pop-up Santas upon even more lights contort the true meaning of Christmas. Lights add on to the materialistic mentality of society in which Christmas means consumerism; miles of lines stretching from every Wal-Mart check-out stand. Competition surges with people pinning wallet against credit card in attempts to have the most Christmas &quot;spirited&quot; house--because of course more lights mean more spirit. Its a pity that Channel 4 NBC News will report on brilliant home lighting for four consecutive days while a local food shelter's plea for donations is fortunate to win three minutes on a Monday night broadcast. Christmas lights are shining brighter now-a-days then the Christmas cheer in people's hearts. For such detriments, it is my opinion that Christmas lights musn't be obliterated, but rather limited. Limited in order to save what precious energy and night vistas we have. Limited to remind people the true essence of Christmas. And limited to better society in general. It may be a small and single step to social corrections, but it only takes one short slip of a rock to initiate a landslide.","dateCreated":"1261121708","smartDate":"Dec 17, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"GabrielJ","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/GabrielJ","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1265786860\/GabrielJ-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"18327019","body":"Many people would rather die than run a mile. I, ironically, was originally considered as one of those people. After running in cross-country for over 4 years, I have grown attached to this peculiar activity we call a \u201csport\u201d. Some people think of running as an unbearable sport, a certain sport that leaves you sweaty and short of breath right after. However, I think differently, and so should you.  Running can be there for you at any time of day. When you have writer\u2019s block or never-ending stress about something, run it off! The time spent running may just refresh your brain for a brand new start! Sure, the pain endured during the run may be overwhelming at first, but the satisfaction you receive afterwards is surely enough to be worth it. The accomplished feeling of doing something that requires so much energy gives you a satisfactory feeling afterwards which makes it all worthwhile at the end. In that case, when one complains about running, you can easily look past the whines, and think of the activity with a reward afterwards. The overall reward of feeling great makes running bearable at the end!","dateCreated":"1261122626","smartDate":"Dec 17, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"4SamanthaY","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4SamanthaY","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1264223812\/4SamanthaY-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"18327039","body":"Click. Click. Click. The sounds of texting, typing, mouse clicking are noises that we hear everyday in our lives. It is also a major problem to parents watching kids spend hours on computer, cellphones, and other electronic devices. There are a lot of pros and cons about using electronic devices, but in the future, technologies will only become more and more common among our daily lives. Rather than thinking that childrens are spending too much time on unnecessary stuff, they are actually making use and learning a skill for them to use in their future lives. With our lives nowaday dependent on a lot of technological devices, it is essential for us to be able to know how to handle the technology. Spending time to update profile pictures, images, or trying to talk through instant message might be the way of how people in the future build up their social relationships with other people. In conclusion, young kids exposed to different technologies might be bad as they waste too much time, but at the same time, they are also preparing and learning the skills essential to survive in the future.","dateCreated":"1261123308","smartDate":"Dec 18, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"4EdwardWu","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4EdwardWu","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"18327041","body":"Think back to when you were in high school and try to remember whether or not you were a fan of physical education, also referred to as P.E. Also, think about what high school would have been like if you had not been required to take classes that would help you stay fit. There currently is a popular view among students that Physical Education should not be a requirement to graduate. Many students I have spoken to feel that is unnecessary to take P.E. because it is a waste of time and less important than academic courses. Although some individuals believe this may be true, I personally believe that physical education is vital to the students overall well-being and the aid they need to achieve in school. If sports and P.E. were not offered or required at our school, most people would struggle more with weight and health issues. Our society presently has issues with weight, but imagine how much worse it would be if students were not obligated to run around and participate in various outdoor activities. A majority of students who feel it is unnecessary to be outdoors playing sports would most likely be inactive outside of school. Numerous amounts of teenagers enjoy consuming large quantities of fast food, and a great deal of those teenagers struggle with maintaining their weight. A benefit from schools offering P.E. is that it helps those who love to live off of fast food. With the information provided, I hope that you retain the knowledge of the importance to continue the physical education requirement in schools.","dateCreated":"1261123356","smartDate":"Dec 18, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"4TimDH","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4TimDH","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1253758536\/4TimDH-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"18327085","body":"Animals are like humans.  They bear eyes to shed tears, noses to smell fear, mouths to taste bitterness, and ears to hear danger.  Stabbed brutally in the neck, and twisted and hanged helplessly before delivery and shipment from meat and poultry plants, an animal is slaughtered every single minute.  About ten billion innocent animals are killed per year, despite their burning pleas for salvation.  Like humans in slavery, animals held captive cower from imminent torture and death, staying vigilant for any opportunity of freedom, allowing their feet to save them from the coming of time.  They peck, they bite, they scratch, and they kick, at the sight of a shimmering blade or the sound of metal scrapping along their excrement-crowded cage.  Therefore, every animal cries in joyfulness and happiness every time a person becomes a vegetarian, for another life is saved.","dateCreated":"1261124007","smartDate":"Dec 18, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"4LizaM","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4LizaM","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"18327125","body":"Everyone needs a break once in awhile in their lifetime. With so many thoughts running through our minds, deadlines needing to be met, and simply getting little things done, we all need to just plop down into a chair and take a deep breath. A nap can also be considered a break, it clears our mind for just a little bit and then helps us to continue our work in an orderly manner. Though we are not kindergarten students anymore, high schoolers, teenagers, and adults  are still in need of a nap, a 5 minute nap, a 30 minute nap, or a 2 hour nap; we need a nap. Some may say that a nap only causes us to loose time on finishing up homework until our eyes can't help but close, arguing that a nap only makes us more tired and messes up our sleep cycle. But others would argue that it refreshes us and puts our head back into what we were doing by giving us more focus, concentration, and attention. Without a little break, most of us get cranky and annoyed by the slightest things. Then, with what little energy we have, we loose focus in our homework and studying, and then fail to put in our best effort. With so many things that we, as high schoolers, need to get done, all we can ask for is a little break, from the overwhelming homework, tests, projects, and SATs. So in order to try to put in our best effort in what we do, all we want from time to time, is simply break.","dateCreated":"1261124717","smartDate":"Dec 18, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"4TinaY","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4TinaY","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1266474407\/4TinaY-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"18327131","body":"With a growing number of hits that occur on a daily basis, the internet reference site Wikipedia is rapidly expanding, amassing itself into an internet empire. Although the site is greeted with the harsh and prevailing skepticism of teachers around the country, Wikipedia has ultimately become a source of reliable information. Wikipedia currently has over three million English articles, and the site is improved with server updates day by day. Accuracy is refined through the monitoring of various articles, which filter out the potential slander or bias from the site. Wikipedia is heading in the direction of becoming a solid source of straight information, free from personal opinion that deviates from the site\u2019s purpose to simply inform viewers.","dateCreated":"1261124791","smartDate":"Dec 18, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"4RaymondT","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4RaymondT","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1264619170\/4RaymondT-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"18327191","body":"Last year, I went to Las Vegas, Nevada during Christmas time while it was extremely windy and cold. My entire body felt like it was frozen and every time I walked outside, I would shiver. It was the worst Christmas I have ever experienced. Christmas is not fun without the entire family. Christmas is not fun without the family dinner. Christmas is not fun without the self-decorated tree. My mom, cousin, aunt, and uncle stayed with me at Vegas for three days, on a tour. We ate at &quot;C&quot; rated buffets filled with bland semi-warm food. We sat on the bus for hours until our butts hurt. We gathered around Bellagio\u2019s Christmas tree. We spent our Christmas with strangers and it was horrible. I hated it. All I wanted was to go home and celebrate with my entire family. There is no other way to celebrate Christmas than to be surrounded by your loved ones. Smothered by the steaming egg nog, creamy hot chocolate, sweet pineapple ham, meaty lasagna, fresh apple pie, and bubbly apple cider-- it is just like Thanksgiving, only better. There is no other feeling in the world than the feeling of the warmth and comfort of being with family. Watching family members open their gifts, seeing the excitement on their faces, filling my heart with the most amazing feeling in the world. There is no other joy in the world, quite like the joy and happiness you can receive spending Christmas with your family.","dateCreated":"1261125638","smartDate":"Dec 18, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"4ConnieC","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4ConnieC","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1257232972\/4ConnieC-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"18328353","body":"Tutoring other students is a fantastic activity that everyone should consider doing.  However, the benefits are not at all limited to the tutored; in fact, there are conceivably more rewards for the tutor than there are for those who are being tutored.  The most obvious thing is that when one tutors someone else, he or she is helping them in their academics.  Nobody would argue against the notion that taking time out of your busy schedule to help someone else with their school work in an altruistic thing.  Moreover, teaching another person, even if it is something you already know, will give you a better understanding of the subject at hand.  Furthermore, many schools, including Temple City High School, have programs in which students may earn community service hours for tutoring other students, which will eventually help them a great deal when it comes to applying for college or a job.  I have tutored students in a few subjects, mainly chemistry, and I have found that even though I may spend up to three hours after school doing so, I feel better about myself knowing that I took time out of my day to do someone else a favor.","dateCreated":"1261140234","smartDate":"Dec 18, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"4TaylorE","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4TaylorE","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"18499465","body":"\u201cAccording to data compiled by the Nielsen ratings company, no Woods ads have appeared on television since Nov. 29, two days after he crashed his Cadillac SUV outside his home in Florida\u201d (LA times). What looked like a simple scratch on the spotless scorecard of Tiger Woods\u2019 life turned into one of sports greatest embarrassments. Tiger Woods has many faces. He is the face of golf, Accenture, Nike, and Gillette. He was just named the Athlete of the Decade by the Associated Press and has an estimate net worth of $1 billion dollars. He is what people would call, the athlete of all athletes. But what Tiger Woods\u2019 name entails is not just the millions and millions he gets from endorsements and golf prizes, but the title of a model of morality to all athletes. Before Woods confessed of his \u201ctransgressions,\u201d he was the model citizen. Even when millions of eyes scrutinized every little movement of Woods\u2019, Woods never faltered. But when people realized that Woods was not human, that he can not always control the situation with his reticent responses to the media and secretive social life, people cut him loose. Accenture and Gillette have already agreed to set Tiger ads aside, and people are convinced that the tarnish on his image will be a recurrent topic to his great accomplishments. No one will disagree on the fact that Tiger\u2019s actions have been unethical. But like the case of Kobe Bryant and his rape scandal, Woods is just another human being overly penalized for his excellent record. Woods is not a robot and nobody should think of him as one. The mistake he made should not overshadow the great career he has had.","dateCreated":"1262227786","smartDate":"Dec 30, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"4PaulY","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4PaulY","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1253159955\/4PaulY-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"18529699","body":" We invented weekends for a reason. Some time in the past when everyone worked everyday, seven days a week, one person rebelled and the world invented weekends. The way I see it, weekends are sacred\u2014a man-made miracle in what would otherwise be a factory routine of school and work, school and work. It takes an energy-drained raisin of a person and pumps life back into him, giving him forty-eight hours of pure freedom to sleep in, binge on chocolate, and take forty minute showers in steaming water. Somewhere along the way, we have forgotten that. Homework, projects, assignments\u2014basically school and work\u2014poured into weekends, forcing us to remember the routines of weekdays. In this time of bankruptcies, worries of swine flu, and a depressing economy, we need to stop and hydrate ourselves with life, pure free life, because it will be another one hundred and twenty hours before we have that chance again.","dateCreated":"1262554991","smartDate":"Jan 3, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"5BettyL","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/5BettyL","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1256777726\/5BettyL-lg.jpg"}}],"more":15}]},{"id":"17351137","dateCreated":"1259091185","smartDate":"Nov 24, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"msvpark","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/msvpark","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1202793136\/msvpark-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/room503juniors.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/17351137"},"dateDigested":1532765172,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Samantha and Vicky","description":"Share!","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"17376757","body":"First off, your presentation was hilarious. We all laughed at least once during it.  On the surface level, your powerpoint was great, full of nice animation and transitions. Even more than your surface I liked the point of your presentation- making money from diving. It is god because it appeals to everyone. you went beyond that though, and also gave greta information regarding the actual process and emotions related to diving.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nI also felt it was just a tad bit redundant, but that was overshadowed by your enthusiasm. Perhaps it was because it was similar to other groups. Also I almost wished your tone would have been directed at us like we wee professional bankers. I wanted to see you make it professional yet entertaining.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nNevertheless, the presentation was amazing. It even left me crying in laughter.","dateCreated":"1259120871","smartDate":"Nov 24, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"GabrielJ","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/GabrielJ","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1265786860\/GabrielJ-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"17377805","body":"I liked your enthusiasm and how you added a little of your own style when you presented. You both seemed well prepared and that made the presentation very interesting and fun. Although the transitions and slides made the presentation more interesting, maybe next time you could stick to a simple transition.","dateCreated":"1259122853","smartDate":"Nov 24, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"4TinaY","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4TinaY","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1266474407\/4TinaY-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"17378849","body":"I thought your presentation was cute and witty. The baby at the end was adorable. I like the fact that it was to the point of how to dumpster dive.","dateCreated":"1259126270","smartDate":"Nov 24, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"4KristinaW","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4KristinaW","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"17379113","body":"I liked your slides. They were really eye catching. Your information was interesting as well. The animations were also a cool affect. You both were very enthuisastic all throughout the presentation. I had something I was a bit confused about, but I can not remember now. When I do, I will let you know!","dateCreated":"1259127265","smartDate":"Nov 24, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"4KathleenW","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4KathleenW","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1249543599\/4KathleenW-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"17379685","body":"Enthusiasm was definitely a great strength of this presentation. Giving the example of the woman finding the million dollar Tamayo painting helped support your main arguments.","dateCreated":"1259130408","smartDate":"Nov 24, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"4TaylorE","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4TaylorE","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"17379687","body":"Since you guys seemed really into this topic, it made it much more fun to listen to you guys present it. It was also really funny, especially the crying baby part, and also very persuasive. Overall, it was a really good  presentation.","dateCreated":"1259130421","smartDate":"Nov 24, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"4KevinA","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4KevinA","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"17379763","body":"Overall, you guys did a good job. The motive for dumpster diving was the opposite of the previous presentation's. Hmm... I guess we all now know which individuals are materialistic. I'm just kidding!","dateCreated":"1259130700","smartDate":"Nov 24, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"4SallyD","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4SallyD","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"17379849","body":"The way Vicki and Samantha presented kept my attention on them. I especially loved the ending part with the precautions and the baby picture. Overall, it was a very memorable presentation to me.","dateCreated":"1259131030","smartDate":"Nov 24, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"4AmyY","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4AmyY","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1265431458\/4AmyY-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"17380069","body":"Your slides were aesthetically pleasing and I liked your added sense of humor, but you could have related your whole presentation more to your overall purpose.","dateCreated":"1259132737","smartDate":"Nov 24, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"4LizaM","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4LizaM","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"17380091","body":"The presentation was well done and well rehearsed. <br \/>\n<br \/>\nThe focus of the presentation was a bit confusing though. I wasn't sure what you were trying to convince me of.","dateCreated":"1259132926","smartDate":"Nov 24, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"4LeeannM","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4LeeannM","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1253157159\/4LeeannM-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"17380201","body":"The slides were creative and well thought out and the main point of the presentation was a little &quot;confusing&quot; in a way.  But overall, it was nicely presented and it seemed rehearsed.","dateCreated":"1259133710","smartDate":"Nov 24, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"Kevin_Louie","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Kevin_Louie","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1267674637\/Kevin_Louie-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"17427309","body":"I loved the enthusiasm Samantha and Vicky had. It made their whole presentation fun and interesting to watch. Very unique background and pictures. Good eye contact and speech skills, too. I'm not sure what they could have improved on. Maybe focus on a more specific aspect? Still good, though!","dateCreated":"1259280693","smartDate":"Nov 26, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"4VictoriaN","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4VictoriaN","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1253158393\/4VictoriaN-lg.jpg"}}],"more":8}]},{"id":"17350537","dateCreated":"1259090359","smartDate":"Nov 24, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"msvpark","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/msvpark","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1202793136\/msvpark-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/room503juniors.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/17350537"},"dateDigested":1532765174,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Taylor and Amy","description":"Share.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"17350739","body":"Very, very good points! Persuaded me very well that Dumpster Diving will lead me on a path to Enlightenment. I like how 2012 was mentioned, although I think nobody will have time to look for food anymore when disaster will come along. Next time, use more pictures and less words. Still good, though!","dateCreated":"1259090640","smartDate":"Nov 24, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"4VictoriaN","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4VictoriaN","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1253158393\/4VictoriaN-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"17350741","body":"The presentation was very nice with good reasons to why it is a good thing to Dumpster Dive.  Overall, I thought the presentation was pretty enlightening.","dateCreated":"1259090643","smartDate":"Nov 24, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"Kevin_Louie","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Kevin_Louie","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1267674637\/Kevin_Louie-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"17350747","body":"The presentation was well presented and had an unique perspective.","dateCreated":"1259090650","smartDate":"Nov 24, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"4LeeannM","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4LeeannM","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1253157159\/4LeeannM-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"17350757","body":"Your presentation was very interesting and I enjoyed it a lot. The ideas were great. I have nothing to complain about the presentation, but I guess I could suggest to add more pictures to attract attention.","dateCreated":"1259090669","smartDate":"Nov 24, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"NgJoanne","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/NgJoanne","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1264291193\/NgJoanne-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"17350759","body":"Wow, the presentation was really philosophical. I loved the presentation, and how Taylor and Amy mixed in dumpster diving with finding &quot;true happiness.&quot;","dateCreated":"1259090675","smartDate":"Nov 24, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"4RaymondT","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4RaymondT","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1264619170\/4RaymondT-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"17350769","body":"The angle taken, enlightenment, was more interesting than any other group.  The others stressed dumpster diving for ecological sakes whereas you two present it in a more self-conscience sake.  However, a surplus of pictures could have been helpful.","dateCreated":"1259090692","smartDate":"Nov 24, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"4jasonw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4jasonw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1269064697\/4jasonw-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"17351029","body":"I think the presentation was very informative with information on how to Dumpster Dive. However, I think there could have been a more unique view on this topic. Overall, I think it was a very good presentation.","dateCreated":"1259091037","smartDate":"Nov 24, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"4KevinA","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4KevinA","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"17351101","body":"Taylor and Amy, you guys grabbed the concept of what you are trying to share really well. When Betty asked you the question about materialism, you guys were easily able to reply and support your point. The only thing I think you guys can improve on is to project your voices more.","dateCreated":"1259091118","smartDate":"Nov 24, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"4ConnieC","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4ConnieC","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1257232972\/4ConnieC-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"17351123","body":"What a creative view on the topic! You seemed extremely thought out on the topic. You even answered questions very well. You both spoke well too.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nI wanted more. More topics, more examples, more information- just anything. It was a great topic but I believe you could have gone further.","dateCreated":"1259091150","smartDate":"Nov 24, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"GabrielJ","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/GabrielJ","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1265786860\/GabrielJ-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"17367485","body":"I liked how they tied dumpster diving with idealism and enlightenment. The presentation shows the audience that there are ways to counter the increasing materialistic views in this country--namely by dumpster diving. One part I especially enjoyed is when Taylor explained that after dumpster diving and the &quot;enlightenment&quot; that comes with it, one will not go back to being &quot;materialistic&quot; because they will find something that actually makes them happy. This is because it does not only apply to dumpster diving, but also to anything else in life.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nSome more pictures would have been nice.","dateCreated":"1259105853","smartDate":"Nov 24, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"4RowanF","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4RowanF","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1268356333\/4RowanF-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"17372255","body":"Very well done, you guys seemed very cool and collected throughout the whole presentation, and you two got your point across as well. Good job.","dateCreated":"1259113152","smartDate":"Nov 24, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"4ChristineA","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4ChristineA","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1223441718\/4ChristineA-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"17377531","body":"Great presentation! I liked how you guys took a different approach on dumpster diving saying that we can reach enlightenment through it. You presented a lot of information, rarely looking at the slides. A suggestion would probably be to add more pictures.","dateCreated":"1259122070","smartDate":"Nov 24, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"4TinaY","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4TinaY","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1266474407\/4TinaY-lg.jpg"}}],"more":14}]},{"id":"17349365","dateCreated":"1259088754","smartDate":"Nov 24, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"msvpark","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/msvpark","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1202793136\/msvpark-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/room503juniors.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/17349365"},"dateDigested":1532765175,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Leeann and Kathleen","description":"Comment on their presentation!","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"17349773","body":"I really enjoyed their presentation because it was very insightful and to the point.","dateCreated":"1259089188","smartDate":"Nov 24, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"4KristinaW","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4KristinaW","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"17349815","body":"Great enthusiasm.","dateCreated":"1259089234","smartDate":"Nov 24, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"4ThomasC","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4ThomasC","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1265680865\/4ThomasC-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"17349823","body":"I like how they used reasonable examples to prove their point.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nWhat I think they should remember is to keep a serious face even when there is a light-hearted tone in the presentation because they can hinder themselves through episodes of giggling and such.","dateCreated":"1259089272","smartDate":"Nov 24, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"4jasonw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4jasonw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1269064697\/4jasonw-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"17349905","body":"You argued your point well that people dumping trash in the dumpster makes them a jerk.","dateCreated":"1259089412","smartDate":"Nov 24, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"4LizaM","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4LizaM","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"17350117","body":"The presentation was lively and entertaining.","dateCreated":"1259089710","smartDate":"Nov 24, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"4PaulY","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4PaulY","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1253159955\/4PaulY-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"17350123","body":"I loved your presentation! It was very creative and was fun to listen to you guys present. I like the perspective chosen and how you portrayed yourselves as heroes.","dateCreated":"1259089724","smartDate":"Nov 24, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"4ConnieC","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4ConnieC","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1257232972\/4ConnieC-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"17350131","body":"I thought the presentation was little more informal than the other presentations, but that's exactly what gave it more appeal. It related more with the audience and the hero theme was very entertaining.","dateCreated":"1259089735","smartDate":"Nov 24, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"4RaymondT","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4RaymondT","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1264619170\/4RaymondT-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"17350183","body":"I loved your affable disposition throughout the presentation. Your cheerful and positive outlook on saving the planet makes me more interested.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nWhat did you do, however, to really wrench my soul? I wish you showed how it could affect my daily life.","dateCreated":"1259089784","smartDate":"Nov 24, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"GabrielJ","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/GabrielJ","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1265786860\/GabrielJ-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"17350199","body":"What I Liked: The humor in the presentation grabbed my attention and kept the presentation interesting. <br \/>\n<br \/>\nFor the future: On the first slide, the font clashed with the background picture. It made the title and subtitle hard to read.","dateCreated":"1259089797","smartDate":"Nov 24, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"4SamanthaY","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4SamanthaY","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1264223812\/4SamanthaY-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"17350259","body":"The information and the slides were presented in a well manner. I really enjoyed your presentation with its creativity and humor.","dateCreated":"1259089959","smartDate":"Nov 24, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"4TinaY","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4TinaY","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1266474407\/4TinaY-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"17350657","body":"I liked how their presentation was very creative in the sense that they put themselves in the dumpster divers' shoes. They were defending their own lifestyle, which makes their presentation even more dynamic.","dateCreated":"1259090557","smartDate":"Nov 24, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"4RowanF","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4RowanF","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1268356333\/4RowanF-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"17372185","body":"I like how you two were in character, your were the freegans and you two got your points across very nicely. It was very amusing.","dateCreated":"1259113068","smartDate":"Nov 24, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"4ChristineA","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/4ChristineA","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1223441718\/4ChristineA-lg.jpg"}}],"more":16}]},{"id":"17348753","dateCreated":"1259088067","smartDate":"Nov 24, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"msvpark","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/msvpark","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1202793136\/msvpark-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/room503juniors.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/17348753"},"dateDigested":1532765176,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"VOCABULARY","description":"Write a sentence using one of the vocabulary words.  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