Cooper Feltes
Service learning
Visit 1
December 16, 2009
At the Alliance for Living(AFL) in New London, there was a defined family I had been invited to join. Upon entering, I was greeted by multiple volunteers and employees to guide me through the facility. After completing my tour, i had the opportunity to walk through the kitchen, where two volunteers were cooking up a meal for members of AFL. What really surprised me was how comfortable I felt in the group's presence. After the tour, we went into the dining hall, and I was offered a meal! Since very few members showed up to eat, the workers generously offered me a bit of turkey and stuffing. One of the volunteers i would like to describe is a jubilant character from California. She (in the conversation around the dinner table) called herself a "California hippie" after explaining her love of children with names such as "Sunshine" and "Moonglow". She was one of the dinner cooks and her extreme kindness brightened up my evening. After my first visit, I really felt like I had found a second family to join and work with.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Cooper Feltes, Dan Cunningham, Ryan Duguay
Mr. Salsich
English Collaboration 8th
12/15/09
Motivation thrives inside all of us. One specific example of this can be found in the heart of NFL quarterback Drew Brees .Drew Brees has helped around the world to bring hope to ravaged citizens, especially in New Orleans, where Todd Durkin, his personal trainer, said," Drew Brees is a microcosm of that city- what his comeback from surgery represents... No one beleived he'd be able to come back from that injury. New orleans is the same way, the underdog no one beleived could come back"(Jim Corbett). His experiences from around the world inspire his very motivational pep-talks to his palyers before his football games. This hidden motivation can especially be found inside of scholars. The work quality of students varies highly depending on the environment he or she is exposed to ( Eric Jensen, 260). For example, when a student can choose his/her topic in which they learn about, their motivation to learn about the topic increases. Also, dreams can easily effect motivation. Subconsious dreams and thoughts can alter moods and goals unknowingly during the day ( J. Weightman). following such conduct, if you hold negative feelings toward a teacher, you are more likely to do worse in their class. Creating an optimum environment for motivation is crutial to bring out sucess in the world.
Mr. Salsich
English Collaboration 8th
12/15/09
Motivation:
Motivation Inside Us
Motivation thrives inside all of us. One specific example of this can be found in the heart of NFL quarterback Drew Brees .Drew Brees has helped around the world to bring hope to ravaged citizens, especially in New Orleans, where Todd Durkin, his personal trainer, said," Drew Brees is a microcosm of that city- what his comeback from surgery represents... No one beleived he'd be able to come back from that injury. New orleans is the same way, the underdog no one beleived could come back"(Jim Corbett). His experiences from around the world inspire his very motivational pep-talks to his palyers before his football games. This hidden motivation can especially be found inside of scholars. The work quality of students varies highly depending on the environment he or she is exposed to ( Eric Jensen, 260). For example, when a student can choose his/her topic in which they learn about, their motivation to learn about the topic increases. Also, dreams can easily effect motivation. Subconsious dreams and thoughts can alter moods and goals unknowingly during the day ( J. Weightman). following such conduct, if you hold negative feelings toward a teacher, you are more likely to do worse in their class. Creating an optimum environment for motivation is crutial to bring out sucess in the world.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
essay#10 rooster
Cooper Feltes
Mr. Salsich
English 8
December 9, 2009
Metaphor:
An Essay to Explain Metaphors
We all have analogies for what we're feeling. One hour, we could feel like a flower, yet another, we could feel like a rock. Different events change our thoughts, and our moods seem to act accordingly. Finding a day where one emotion conquerers the entire day is rare.
In To Kill a Mockingbird, Bob Ewell is referred to multiple times as a "little red rooster". giving the circumstances of the court, this could mean that his face is red like a rooster. This could be implying that he is lying and he has trouble hiding it. I've never heard this statement before, but Mr. Ewell's possible lies could be compared to a "red rooster". Mr. Ewell could also be called this because he was embarrassed. I always get a red face when I get embarrassed. It is no surprise that he would be embarrassed about his illiterate education exposed by Atticus. Mr. Ewell is really holding up against Attucus' verbal attacks, but really needs to get himself out of the hole of lies he created.
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Mr. Salsich
English 8
December 9, 2009
Metaphor:
An Essay to Explain Metaphors
We all have analogies for what we're feeling. One hour, we could feel like a flower, yet another, we could feel like a rock. Different events change our thoughts, and our moods seem to act accordingly. Finding a day where one emotion conquerers the entire day is rare.
In To Kill a Mockingbird, Bob Ewell is referred to multiple times as a "little red rooster". giving the circumstances of the court, this could mean that his face is red like a rooster. This could be implying that he is lying and he has trouble hiding it. I've never heard this statement before, but Mr. Ewell's possible lies could be compared to a "red rooster". Mr. Ewell could also be called this because he was embarrassed. I always get a red face when I get embarrassed. It is no surprise that he would be embarrassed about his illiterate education exposed by Atticus. Mr. Ewell is really holding up against Attucus' verbal attacks, but really needs to get himself out of the hole of lies he created.
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If I was required to think up a metaphor to describe me, I would probably say a lamp surrounded by a lampshade. I would say this because of the virtual barrier of my mind. The lampshade, much like it's effect on a lamp, dampens the ideas my brain emit. Although it smooths out the "light" to make it more acceptable, if it weren't there, the "light" might be to bright, like a bare light bulb. What this "lampshade" on my mind could be is a mystery. It could be an inability to smoothly transmit my ideas verbally, or the social barrier that shoots down new ideas all the time. Whatever it is, it holds many of my thoughts inside and keeps them from leaving. This "lampshade" is one of the strongest barriers around, but, then again, everything has a weakness
Weather I am a lamp or Mr. Ewell is a "red little rooster", there is always reasoning behind it. My thoughts and my feelings create the aurora (or "lampshade") that mulls the sharoness of my mind. Mr. Ewell, however, hasn't had his own opinion in his description. Creating names(in Mr. Ewell's case), seems as though its easy and clever, but can receive hurtful cynicism from the unexpected viewer.
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Essay #9 irony
Cooper Feltes
Mr. Salsich
English 8
December 2nd, 2009
Irony:
Examples of Irony in To Kill a Mockingbird and My Life
What a boring world we would be immersed in if irony were non-existant. The dramatic, ironic things have a tendency to spice up every day of our lives. It seemed as though this morning, for instance, I thought the sky was so clear and beautiful, then I was late for school. It's the big and little ironic things like this that make our lives, and the lives of To Kill a Mockingbird, more hospitable.
To Kill a Mockingbird takes irony head on. While Atticus explained information to a group of angry men, Scout decides to step in and try to defend him. After leaping out of her hiding place, she tries to gather the attention of the gentleman. She strikes a conversation with Mr. Cunningham that grabs the attention of the men, who are flabbergasted that a little girl has enough courage to stand up to a group that large and with such negative ambitions. Until Mr. Cunningham finally started to talk, Scout was embarrased and hoping he would respond. Mr. Cunningham was caught by surprise that out of a large group, Scout had to choose him. It is also ironic and peculiar that Scout only recognized him and no one else in the large group. When this courageous little girl arrived, the men did the best they could to push her away. Whenever she paused to wait for a response from Mr. Cunningham, one of the men would make clear her presence wasn't acceptable. This calmed as she persuaded Mr. Cunningham into conversation. Ironic events like this do make for an exiting chapter.
My parents seemingly force irony upon my life. My parents know that I am extremely obedient, for I usually do what they say without question. Every time I comply with their demands, they depend on what I do a little more each day. This has, in the past, grown to the point where I feel like a slave. I am expected by my parents to do things for them. Every day I think of finally saying no to, "hey Cooper can you do me a big, big, big favor" or, Hey Cooper come up to the Proxy-Connection: keep-alive
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tchen for a sec, I have a task for you". It is ironic that I break down and say "yes" when my brain tells me to say "no". It seems to me that my compensation for my labor is too little. To the best of my recollection, I can't remember ever saying no to any of my parent's demands. Although it may sound greedy, my parents don't give me enough appreciation for what I do. Next time my parents ask me for something, NO will be their answer.
Irony, though most visible in movies and drama, exposes itself in every day life. In books and T.V. shows, ironic events make the reader's or viewer's experience more exiting and in-depth. Yet, To Kill a Mockingbird's author, Harper Lee, really has taken the excitement of the book to a new level through the use of irony. Don't overlook what kind of ironic things happen in your life every day. Whether it be seeing the same bird two days in a row, or smelling a scent you were craving to smell, these events help motivate us to get through that day in a pleasurable manner.
Mr. Salsich
English 8
December 2nd, 2009
Irony:
Examples of Irony in To Kill a Mockingbird and My Life
What a boring world we would be immersed in if irony were non-existant. The dramatic, ironic things have a tendency to spice up every day of our lives. It seemed as though this morning, for instance, I thought the sky was so clear and beautiful, then I was late for school. It's the big and little ironic things like this that make our lives, and the lives of To Kill a Mockingbird, more hospitable.
To Kill a Mockingbird takes irony head on. While Atticus explained information to a group of angry men, Scout decides to step in and try to defend him. After leaping out of her hiding place, she tries to gather the attention of the gentleman. She strikes a conversation with Mr. Cunningham that grabs the attention of the men, who are flabbergasted that a little girl has enough courage to stand up to a group that large and with such negative ambitions. Until Mr. Cunningham finally started to talk, Scout was embarrased and hoping he would respond. Mr. Cunningham was caught by surprise that out of a large group, Scout had to choose him. It is also ironic and peculiar that Scout only recognized him and no one else in the large group. When this courageous little girl arrived, the men did the best they could to push her away. Whenever she paused to wait for a response from Mr. Cunningham, one of the men would make clear her presence wasn't acceptable. This calmed as she persuaded Mr. Cunningham into conversation. Ironic events like this do make for an exiting chapter.
My parents seemingly force irony upon my life. My parents know that I am extremely obedient, for I usually do what they say without question. Every time I comply with their demands, they depend on what I do a little more each day. This has, in the past, grown to the point where I feel like a slave. I am expected by my parents to do things for them. Every day I think of finally saying no to, "hey Cooper can you do me a big, big, big favor" or, Hey Cooper come up to the Proxy-Connection: keep-alive
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tchen for a sec, I have a task for you". It is ironic that I break down and say "yes" when my brain tells me to say "no". It seems to me that my compensation for my labor is too little. To the best of my recollection, I can't remember ever saying no to any of my parent's demands. Although it may sound greedy, my parents don't give me enough appreciation for what I do. Next time my parents ask me for something, NO will be their answer.
Irony, though most visible in movies and drama, exposes itself in every day life. In books and T.V. shows, ironic events make the reader's or viewer's experience more exiting and in-depth. Yet, To Kill a Mockingbird's author, Harper Lee, really has taken the excitement of the book to a new level through the use of irony. Don't overlook what kind of ironic things happen in your life every day. Whether it be seeing the same bird two days in a row, or smelling a scent you were craving to smell, these events help motivate us to get through that day in a pleasurable manner.
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