Tuesday, June 10, 2008

What I Think My Grade Should be for Service Learning

Well what I think I should get for service learning is maybe an 4 in listing a 4 in attendance a 3 ora, 4 in reflection a 4 in participation, and a 4 in preparation. I think I truly deserve these grade, because I have done every single assingment their is.

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Independent Service Learning

Hello My name is Lamin Conteh, I have been at Constitution High for two years now. My values are caring, sharing, honesty, responsible, and respect. This may sound very corny, but this five concrete values as I call them are what make me the man I am today. These are my values. For this year service learning I was put in the community giving group, baysicaly, we conducted a research on line and find out what the children needs. After that we meet on Friday and disccuss what we find out during research. From their we helped raise money to buy toys and books for the children at CHOP.

For my 15 independence service hours, I volunteer at the Philadelphia book festival for about 7 hours. I was in charges of the costume, I pass out the event programs, and I was also in charge of making sure that people don't go back stage. I also volunteered at Squash Smart for a week after school, I help tutor 6th grader do there homework, and also play the game of squash. Squash Smart is a none profit organization in West Philadelphia and North Philadelphia that help kids all over Philly become successful in life. I had great time volunteer there, I learned a lot from does kids they behave really well too.

Service learning has helped me get more involved and helping my community more. I also learned a lot about myself. I learned that I can't work well with computer research.

Of Mice and Men= Motif

The motif Of Mice and Men was loneliness and companionship. Unlike Lennie and George they take care of each other and travel together. But crook, Candy, and Curley wife often face loneliness.

Crook’s was the only black migrant worker on the farm among several white migrant workers. He worked mostly by himself, and had a room by himself. He spent most of his free time in his bunkroom reading while some the guys goes out in town and drink. At on point of the story Crook had a little companionship when Lennie walks in his room and started to talk to him.

Candy’s on the other hand was lonely; he didn’t have any family or a place to live on his own. He seeks most of his companionship with his old dog, and some of the workers on the farm. He became more lonely and friendless when they shot his dog.

Unlike Candy and Crook, Curley’s wife was alone in her own home. She never did anything with her husband; he never showed her any kind of affection. The only thing that they did together was that he worked out and she watched. He always wanted her to stay in the house and do nothing. He never wanted her to talk to any other guy but him. But all she wanted to is to find someone that she could talk to about her dream and problem.

In Of Mice and Men their were a lot of motif that stand out to me, but the one that out to me the most was loneliness and companionship.  Even though these character were lonely at some point of the story they manage to find some kind of companionship. I hope this essay inspire you to write more often about motif after finishing reading a novel.