Issue/Trend: The use of Skateboards and Long Boards on campus and the school trying to ban them.
1) Stating the issue/ Introduction
a) What is the issue/trend
b) Why is it an issue/trend
c) background- why people use skateboards and long boards
2) Results
a) What could happen if the school does ban sakteboards and long boards and why could it happen
b) How people would feel about it
c) What I think should happen and why
d) How I would feel about it
3) Conclusion
a) How others feel about the issue/trend
b) How I feel about the issue/trend
c) What is happening with the issue/trend now
d) What is the future of the isssue/trend
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Letter to Friend
Dear Friend,
There are many phenomena’s that happen at school here at UCF, but there is one that I find particularly interesting. This phenomenon is the use of skateboards and long boards around campus and how the school is trying to ban the use of them. I have noticed that many students use skateboards and long boards as their main transportation device to get around this large campus. This can be a hazard to some people because some users are not very good at using the skateboards and long boards so they sometimes run into other students on the way to class or back home. This is dangerous because some people can get seriously injured from these types of accidents and the school does not want that to happen on campus, so therefore they are trying to ban the skateboards and long boards. Students have very different views on this issue. I have found out that some think this is a major issue and some think it is a minor issue. For me it is a minor issue because I do not ride a skateboard or long board and I have not been hit by one...yet. I also found out that some people think that skateboards are safer than the long boards because on skateboards people do not have to weave as much as they do on long boards to move. Many people also think that people who ride skateboards and long boards get a reputation as punks but not according to the people who do ride them. Also, students that ride the skateboards and long boards do not want the school to ban them because it is their main source of transportation while students who do not ride them are indifferent. Some students think that the skateboards and long boards are annoying and some students just do not care about this issue. I think that if the school does ban the skateboards and long boards there will be a lot more students walking to class instead of riding their skateboard or long board. This may make more students late because it is a lot slower walking than riding a skateboard or a long board to class and therefore may drop their grades in their classes. In my opinion I do not think the school should ban the use of skateboards and long boards because it is easier to get around and I don not think they pose as a great danger to people. The people will just have to be more careful and alert to other people using the skateboards and long boards. I also do not agree with the view that people who ride skateboards and long boards are punks. I think they are normal people like everyone else but they just choose to have another form of transportation that is easier for them. That is my view on this particular interesting phenomenon that happens at the University of Central Florida.
There are many phenomena’s that happen at school here at UCF, but there is one that I find particularly interesting. This phenomenon is the use of skateboards and long boards around campus and how the school is trying to ban the use of them. I have noticed that many students use skateboards and long boards as their main transportation device to get around this large campus. This can be a hazard to some people because some users are not very good at using the skateboards and long boards so they sometimes run into other students on the way to class or back home. This is dangerous because some people can get seriously injured from these types of accidents and the school does not want that to happen on campus, so therefore they are trying to ban the skateboards and long boards. Students have very different views on this issue. I have found out that some think this is a major issue and some think it is a minor issue. For me it is a minor issue because I do not ride a skateboard or long board and I have not been hit by one...yet. I also found out that some people think that skateboards are safer than the long boards because on skateboards people do not have to weave as much as they do on long boards to move. Many people also think that people who ride skateboards and long boards get a reputation as punks but not according to the people who do ride them. Also, students that ride the skateboards and long boards do not want the school to ban them because it is their main source of transportation while students who do not ride them are indifferent. Some students think that the skateboards and long boards are annoying and some students just do not care about this issue. I think that if the school does ban the skateboards and long boards there will be a lot more students walking to class instead of riding their skateboard or long board. This may make more students late because it is a lot slower walking than riding a skateboard or a long board to class and therefore may drop their grades in their classes. In my opinion I do not think the school should ban the use of skateboards and long boards because it is easier to get around and I don not think they pose as a great danger to people. The people will just have to be more careful and alert to other people using the skateboards and long boards. I also do not agree with the view that people who ride skateboards and long boards are punks. I think they are normal people like everyone else but they just choose to have another form of transportation that is easier for them. That is my view on this particular interesting phenomenon that happens at the University of Central Florida.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Interview With Colton
5 Questions:
a) How do you know what you know?(evidence)- Just seeing other students ride the skateboards and long boards around campus every day
b) Who are you to the subject?(perspective)- A student who has to get out of the way of the people who use skateboards and long boards.
c) How is the event connected to other events?(patterns or opposing forces)- It can cause injury to students who do not use the skateboards and long boards.
d) What if things were different?(suppositions/predictions)- All the users would be upset and there would be less accidents.
e) Why is this important?(significance)-Because many people find it inconvenient to have to lookout for skateboarders and long boardsers.
My 5 Questions:
1) How serious is the issue of skateboards and long boards?-It is a minor issue.
2) What is the viw of people who use skateboards and long boards and their view on having skateboards anf long boards?- They get a reputation as being punks and they want to keep skateboards andd long boards around so they can use them.
3) What is the main reason people use the skateboards and long boards?- For transportation.
4) Should skateboards and long boards be banned by the school?- No.
5) Which is safer, skateboards or long boards?- Skateboards.
a) How do you know what you know?(evidence)- Just seeing other students ride the skateboards and long boards around campus every day
b) Who are you to the subject?(perspective)- A student who has to get out of the way of the people who use skateboards and long boards.
c) How is the event connected to other events?(patterns or opposing forces)- It can cause injury to students who do not use the skateboards and long boards.
d) What if things were different?(suppositions/predictions)- All the users would be upset and there would be less accidents.
e) Why is this important?(significance)-Because many people find it inconvenient to have to lookout for skateboarders and long boardsers.
My 5 Questions:
1) How serious is the issue of skateboards and long boards?-It is a minor issue.
2) What is the viw of people who use skateboards and long boards and their view on having skateboards anf long boards?- They get a reputation as being punks and they want to keep skateboards andd long boards around so they can use them.
3) What is the main reason people use the skateboards and long boards?- For transportation.
4) Should skateboards and long boards be banned by the school?- No.
5) Which is safer, skateboards or long boards?- Skateboards.
Monday, October 5, 2009
1 Idea
I think it is amazing how many people use skateboards and long boards to get around campus and how the school is trying to ban students from using the skateboards and long boards. For many students skateboards and long boards are the primary use of transportation between classes and their room. People can go very fast on them and they tend to run into people sometimes so UCF has been trying to ban the use of the skateboards and long boards for safety reasons. This can be both good and bad. It is good because it will be safer for other people because they will not get run into by the people on the skateboards or long boards. It is also bad for the students because that takes away a form of transportation that makes it quick and easy to get around campus. It does not really affect me because I do not use a skateboard or a long board and no one has run into me so far. It does affect the students that do use the skateboards and long boards along with the people that they run into. This is a new situation for me because I have never been around so many people that use the skateboards and long boards and no one has run into me…yet. I am sure some people are used to all the people using the skateboards and long boards and it is normal for them to get hit by one every once in a while. I understand why the school is trying to ban the use of the skateboards and long boards but I do not think it will be a good idea because so many people use them as their primary use of transportation.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Brainstorming for Commentary
1. The use of skateboards/long boards around campus and how many people use them as transportation. Also how the school is trying to ban the use of the skateboards and long boards.
2. The use of free give aways (i.e. T-shirts, food). If people are giving away free stuff more people tend to come and participate or listen to what they are saying even if they are not interested.
3. The spread of the Swine Flu and how the school is trying to prevent it from spreading even more.
2. The use of free give aways (i.e. T-shirts, food). If people are giving away free stuff more people tend to come and participate or listen to what they are saying even if they are not interested.
3. The spread of the Swine Flu and how the school is trying to prevent it from spreading even more.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Memoir: The Columbine High School Shootings
I woke up early in the morning to get ready for a regular day in 3rd grade at Cottonwood Creek Elementary School in Englewood, Colorado. It seemed like a normal April day in Colorado in 1999, the weather was crisp, cool, and it was dark in the morning. I get to school and my teacher was especially in a good mood that morning as she had bought us some breakfast and drinks. My first class was the same as every other day that year; we did some reading and practiced our cursive writing. The classroom was bright with the sun just coming up shining through our windows with the snowy tops of the Rocky Mountains in the background. Everyone was in a good and cheerful mood; the day could not have started any better, but things changed dramatically in the middle of my second class of the day.
We were in the middle of doing some math problems and practicing our division when the principal of my elementary school came on the loud speaker and said, “Good morning everyone, I have some sad news today. There has been a shooting at Columbine High School, so we will be on lock down for the rest of the day.” After hearing the news everyone in the room, including the teacher, gasped in shock and fear. The room suddenly became quiet as we all were worried and struck with fear. When a school goes on lock down, it means that no one can come in or out of our school. Columbine High School was only a few miles from my elementary school, so every school in the county was on lock down for the rest of the day. We all knew instantly that this was bad and we all became worried. After the announcement by the principal all the teachers in my grade started talking and whispering between each other about what was happening and what to do. One teacher asked the other teachers, “What should we do?” Another teacher then said, “We should probably check to see if all the doors are locked and then close all the windows and shades.” They talked between themselves for a few more minutes and then acted. They went around to all the classrooms in my grade to close all the windows and shades and make sure all the outside doors were locked. It became a very dark and quiet place all of a sudden, no one liked this. The sun was no longer shining through our windows as we could no longer see the sun because of the dark clouds and the closed shades. What was a great and beautiful day, turned out to be a terrible and horrifying day for all of us. The teachers could see the fear in our faces and eyes and they kept reassuring us by saying, “Do not worry kids, everything is going to be fine. You are all safe here.” We believed what they said but we were still worried. My friend then turned to me and asked me, “What would happen if the shooter comes to our school?” “I do not know,” I replied fearfully, hoping that it would never happen. Some time later some police cars pulled up and surrounded our school and the street. They wanted to protect us since the shootings were so close to our school. No one knew who the shooters were, how many there were, how many they killed and injured, and if it was going to happen at other schools too. Our parents started to get worried too because they heard about the shooting and they started calling the school to make sure we were all safe. The news of the shooting traveled fast around the nation. Even my aunts, uncles, and cousins from California called my house to see if my sister and I were safe and not part of the shootings. Our school was on lock down for the rest of the day, there was such strict security that our parents were not allowed to come and pick us up until later in the day. We did not do anything the rest of the day except watch the news and the coverage of the shootings at Columbine High School. It was very difficult to watch the news throughout the day, but yet we were interested in seeing what was happening at the same time. While watching the news and the coverage of the shootings, our teacher started to cry as the news listed some early numbers of how many they think died and were injured from the shootings.
Once the shootings were over we were all relieved but still worried about how many people died and how many were injured. We were able to go home a few hours after the shootings were over. My mom and dad were so happy to see me and my sister and they were so relieved that we were safe. Later that day we found out on the news that the shooters were two students who attended Columbine High School. Apparently they were very unhappy with their lives so they decided to commit this horrible act on this day. “How could anyone be crazy enough and so disgusted with their lives that they would go to school and shoot all these innocent people,” my mother said while watching the news. “There are some sick people in this world,” my dad added. They supposedly had planned this for some time, but it was a complete surprise to everyone else. They just decided that this was the right day to do it. The shooters had killed many students and staff from Columbine High School and injured many too. Once they were surrounded by police the two shooters committed suicide and shot themselves in the head.
It was a very sad and scary day for everyone around the country, especially for the people that lived and went to school around that area. This horrible event has changed the way schools enforce security around the country. This also made everyone realize that anything can happen to anyone, anywhere, anytime, even in a place where they think they are safe. This tragedy has affected us many years later too. A few years ago, when I was in 10th grade attending Cherry Creek High School in Colorado, there was a threat against our school on the anniversary of the Columbine High School shootings. Everyone was scared that day because they were worried the shootings would actually happen. Parents were so scared that some did not even send their kids to school that day. The threat was not real but it reminded us all of the tragedy that happened in April of 1999. This kind of tragedy had never happened anywhere else before that day and we will all remember this horrible day forever.
We were in the middle of doing some math problems and practicing our division when the principal of my elementary school came on the loud speaker and said, “Good morning everyone, I have some sad news today. There has been a shooting at Columbine High School, so we will be on lock down for the rest of the day.” After hearing the news everyone in the room, including the teacher, gasped in shock and fear. The room suddenly became quiet as we all were worried and struck with fear. When a school goes on lock down, it means that no one can come in or out of our school. Columbine High School was only a few miles from my elementary school, so every school in the county was on lock down for the rest of the day. We all knew instantly that this was bad and we all became worried. After the announcement by the principal all the teachers in my grade started talking and whispering between each other about what was happening and what to do. One teacher asked the other teachers, “What should we do?” Another teacher then said, “We should probably check to see if all the doors are locked and then close all the windows and shades.” They talked between themselves for a few more minutes and then acted. They went around to all the classrooms in my grade to close all the windows and shades and make sure all the outside doors were locked. It became a very dark and quiet place all of a sudden, no one liked this. The sun was no longer shining through our windows as we could no longer see the sun because of the dark clouds and the closed shades. What was a great and beautiful day, turned out to be a terrible and horrifying day for all of us. The teachers could see the fear in our faces and eyes and they kept reassuring us by saying, “Do not worry kids, everything is going to be fine. You are all safe here.” We believed what they said but we were still worried. My friend then turned to me and asked me, “What would happen if the shooter comes to our school?” “I do not know,” I replied fearfully, hoping that it would never happen. Some time later some police cars pulled up and surrounded our school and the street. They wanted to protect us since the shootings were so close to our school. No one knew who the shooters were, how many there were, how many they killed and injured, and if it was going to happen at other schools too. Our parents started to get worried too because they heard about the shooting and they started calling the school to make sure we were all safe. The news of the shooting traveled fast around the nation. Even my aunts, uncles, and cousins from California called my house to see if my sister and I were safe and not part of the shootings. Our school was on lock down for the rest of the day, there was such strict security that our parents were not allowed to come and pick us up until later in the day. We did not do anything the rest of the day except watch the news and the coverage of the shootings at Columbine High School. It was very difficult to watch the news throughout the day, but yet we were interested in seeing what was happening at the same time. While watching the news and the coverage of the shootings, our teacher started to cry as the news listed some early numbers of how many they think died and were injured from the shootings.
Once the shootings were over we were all relieved but still worried about how many people died and how many were injured. We were able to go home a few hours after the shootings were over. My mom and dad were so happy to see me and my sister and they were so relieved that we were safe. Later that day we found out on the news that the shooters were two students who attended Columbine High School. Apparently they were very unhappy with their lives so they decided to commit this horrible act on this day. “How could anyone be crazy enough and so disgusted with their lives that they would go to school and shoot all these innocent people,” my mother said while watching the news. “There are some sick people in this world,” my dad added. They supposedly had planned this for some time, but it was a complete surprise to everyone else. They just decided that this was the right day to do it. The shooters had killed many students and staff from Columbine High School and injured many too. Once they were surrounded by police the two shooters committed suicide and shot themselves in the head.
It was a very sad and scary day for everyone around the country, especially for the people that lived and went to school around that area. This horrible event has changed the way schools enforce security around the country. This also made everyone realize that anything can happen to anyone, anywhere, anytime, even in a place where they think they are safe. This tragedy has affected us many years later too. A few years ago, when I was in 10th grade attending Cherry Creek High School in Colorado, there was a threat against our school on the anniversary of the Columbine High School shootings. Everyone was scared that day because they were worried the shootings would actually happen. Parents were so scared that some did not even send their kids to school that day. The threat was not real but it reminded us all of the tragedy that happened in April of 1999. This kind of tragedy had never happened anywhere else before that day and we will all remember this horrible day forever.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Draft #1
I woke up early in the morning to get ready for a regular day in 3rd grade at Cottonwood Creek Elementary School in Colorado. It seemed like a normal April day in Colorado in 1999, the weather was crisp, cool, and dark in the morning. I get to school and my teacher was especially in a good mood that morning as she had bought us some breakfast and drinks. My first class was the same as every other day that year; we did some reading and practiced our cursive writing. The classroom was bright with the sun just coming up shining through our windows with the snowy tops of the Rocky Mountains in the background. Everyone was in a good and cheerful mood; the day could not have started any better, but things changed dramatically in the middle of my second class of the day.
We were in the middle of doing some math problems and practicing our division when the principal of my elementary school came on the loud speaker and said, “Good morning everyone, I have some sad news today. There has been a shooting at Columbine High School, so we will be on lock down for the rest of the day.” After hearing the news everyone in the room, including the teacher, gasped in shock and fear. The room suddenly became quiet as we all were worried and struck with fear. When a school goes on lock down, it means that no one can come in or out of our school. Columbine High School was only a few miles from my elementary school, so every school in the county was on lock down for the rest of the day. We all knew instantly that this was bad and we all became worried. After the announcement by the principal all the teachers in my grade started talking and whispering between each other about what was happening and what to do. They then went around to all the classrooms to close all the windows and shades and make sure all the outside doors were locked. It became a very dark and quiet place all of a sudden, no one liked this. The sun was no longer shining through our windows as we could no longer see the sun because of the dark clouds and the closed shades. What was a great and beautiful day, turned out to be a terrible and horrifying day for all of us. The teachers could see the fear in our faces and eyes and they kept reassuring us by saying, “don’t worry kids, everything is going to be fine. You are all safe here.” We believed what they said but we were still worried. Some time later some police cars pulled up and surrounded our school and the street. They wanted to protect us since the shootings were so close to our school. No one knew who the shooters were, how many there were, how many they killed and injured, and if it was going to happen at other schools too. Our parents started to get worried too because they heard about the shooting and they started calling the school to make sure we were all safe. The news of the shooting traveled fast around the nation. Even my Aunts, Uncles, and cousins from California called my house to see if my sister and I were safe and not part of the shootings. Our school was on lock down for the rest of the day, there was such strict security that our parents were not allowed to come and pick us up until later in the day. We did not do anything the rest of the day except watch the news and the coverage of the shootings at Columbine High School.
Once the shootings were over we were all relieved but still worried about how many people died and how many were injured. We were able to go home a few hours after the shootings were over. My mom and dad were so happy to see my sister and me and they were so relieved that we were safe. Later that day we found out on the news that the shooters were two students who attended Columbine High School. Apparently they were very unhappy with their lives so they decided to commit this horrible act on this day. They supposedly had planned this for some time, but it was a complete surprise to everyone else. They just decided that this was the right day to do it. The shooters had killed many students and staff from Columbine High School and injured many too. Once they were surrounded by police the two shooters committed suicide and shot themselves in the head.
It was a very sad and scary day for everyone around the country, especially for the people that lived and went to school around that area. This horrible event has changed the way schools enforce security around the country. This also made everyone realize that anything can happen to anyone, anywhere, anytime, even in a place where they think they are safe. This tragedy has affected us many years later too. A few years ago, when I was in 10th grade attending Cherry Creek High School in Colorado, there was a threat against our school on the anniversary of the Columbine High School shootings. Everyone was scared that day because they were worried the shootings would actually happen. Parents were so scared too that some did not even send their kids to school that day. The threat was not real but it reminded us all of the tragedy that happened in April of 1999. This kind of tragedy had never happened anywhere else before that day and we will all remember this horrible day forever.
We were in the middle of doing some math problems and practicing our division when the principal of my elementary school came on the loud speaker and said, “Good morning everyone, I have some sad news today. There has been a shooting at Columbine High School, so we will be on lock down for the rest of the day.” After hearing the news everyone in the room, including the teacher, gasped in shock and fear. The room suddenly became quiet as we all were worried and struck with fear. When a school goes on lock down, it means that no one can come in or out of our school. Columbine High School was only a few miles from my elementary school, so every school in the county was on lock down for the rest of the day. We all knew instantly that this was bad and we all became worried. After the announcement by the principal all the teachers in my grade started talking and whispering between each other about what was happening and what to do. They then went around to all the classrooms to close all the windows and shades and make sure all the outside doors were locked. It became a very dark and quiet place all of a sudden, no one liked this. The sun was no longer shining through our windows as we could no longer see the sun because of the dark clouds and the closed shades. What was a great and beautiful day, turned out to be a terrible and horrifying day for all of us. The teachers could see the fear in our faces and eyes and they kept reassuring us by saying, “don’t worry kids, everything is going to be fine. You are all safe here.” We believed what they said but we were still worried. Some time later some police cars pulled up and surrounded our school and the street. They wanted to protect us since the shootings were so close to our school. No one knew who the shooters were, how many there were, how many they killed and injured, and if it was going to happen at other schools too. Our parents started to get worried too because they heard about the shooting and they started calling the school to make sure we were all safe. The news of the shooting traveled fast around the nation. Even my Aunts, Uncles, and cousins from California called my house to see if my sister and I were safe and not part of the shootings. Our school was on lock down for the rest of the day, there was such strict security that our parents were not allowed to come and pick us up until later in the day. We did not do anything the rest of the day except watch the news and the coverage of the shootings at Columbine High School.
Once the shootings were over we were all relieved but still worried about how many people died and how many were injured. We were able to go home a few hours after the shootings were over. My mom and dad were so happy to see my sister and me and they were so relieved that we were safe. Later that day we found out on the news that the shooters were two students who attended Columbine High School. Apparently they were very unhappy with their lives so they decided to commit this horrible act on this day. They supposedly had planned this for some time, but it was a complete surprise to everyone else. They just decided that this was the right day to do it. The shooters had killed many students and staff from Columbine High School and injured many too. Once they were surrounded by police the two shooters committed suicide and shot themselves in the head.
It was a very sad and scary day for everyone around the country, especially for the people that lived and went to school around that area. This horrible event has changed the way schools enforce security around the country. This also made everyone realize that anything can happen to anyone, anywhere, anytime, even in a place where they think they are safe. This tragedy has affected us many years later too. A few years ago, when I was in 10th grade attending Cherry Creek High School in Colorado, there was a threat against our school on the anniversary of the Columbine High School shootings. Everyone was scared that day because they were worried the shootings would actually happen. Parents were so scared too that some did not even send their kids to school that day. The threat was not real but it reminded us all of the tragedy that happened in April of 1999. This kind of tragedy had never happened anywhere else before that day and we will all remember this horrible day forever.
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