The Distance Between us Artifact 2

Fewer unaccompanied immigrant children are crossing the border from mexico to the U.S. each year, this has aloud temporary shelters on our side of the border to close. The Homeland Security has released information showing that about 5,500 unaccompanied children were arrested in July 2013 alone. There were barley half the number in May and June and the fewest children since Feburary. They welcomed the decline but the numbers over all are still higher from the previous years. They want the message to be clear that we do not allow illegal immigrants.

When temperatures rise, they say, children from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador could be back in even greater numbers. There are more immigrants in the spring and summer because they don’t like to make the trip when it is cold. Its sad to see unaccompanied minors crossing the border because you know they have no one or nothing there. 

This Relates to The Distance Between Us because both their mom and dad were illegal immigrants. They contributed to the number of people crossing over. A lot of people in Mexico are leaving to “El Otro Lado” to better themselves and their families, just like in the book. The American Dream means to live comfortably with money and a family. Thats what all the people that come into our country want. How could we blame them?

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-mexico-border-sees-decline-in-unaccompanied-child-immigrants/

The Distance Between Us, Artifact 1

Ally Pompoco

A ten year old boy named Juan-Angle meets his siblings for the first time, in America. They were born in Texas and he was born in Guatemala and left by his parents when he was just one years old. When he discovered that all of his family lived in Texas, including his younger brother and sister he had never met, he made the 1,000 mile journey on foot to meet his family In America. 

He was accompanied by a sixteen year old boy, they were abandon by a coyote early in the trip. They had to drink water from rivers to survive. They finally made it to a border checkpoint in lorado and ended up at a shelter in San Antinio. After a month he was finally released to the family he never knew. The article never said why his family left him in the first place. Thats something I would like to find out.

This relates to immigration because Juan-Angle and his companion came into the U.S. illegally. He has not been deported yet until he has a hearing. Our country does not think it is right to send out a boy without his family and no where to go. I think that this story relates to The Distance Between Us, because In the book Reyna, Margo and Carlos know what its like to be without parents just like Juan-Angle from the story. They know the pain of being alone and not having the love that a mother or father would have for their child.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/07/02/immigration-obama-deportation-children-border/11915723/

skis move slow in GS

       Hey well its Bambam again and Today was my second day of U14 championships and I didn't ski out but yesterday I did that.  I was really disappointed because it was slalom  and that is my event but I got over it by going to a hot spring and that was a blast we had so much fun. We went in the river and there were two hot springs and one was 102degrees.  It was really hot and you had to cross the river to get to it and we went over there and found out it was burning and ran back across the river. That was how I got over not finishing and it was the best.

       Now today was GS and first run was terrible I was so disappointed but I made it up on second run and I was so happy and my sister took second so she was super excited and she qualified for the duals and we just got back from them she took second and got three medals and she is super excited. The duals were great I hiked up to the start and my coach put me as a coach.  My coach gave me two bags of candy for my team mates before they run but I was getting hounding by them instead so I ran away and that was truly my day now I must go to bed, so good night.

To be Judged

To judge a person by the way they act, walk, and move is wrong. Charlie Gordon got judged for the way he acted because he had a birth defect. Charlie was constantly compared to other children and judged because he was different. Charlie doesn't have a lot of friends because he has a disability and is judged because of it. When Charlie says "smart" people have more friends, he means to say that people without disabilities can make friends better and have more friends. Disabled people have different challenges than people who don't have disabilities. Challenges that Charlie may have on a daily basis may pertain to social life and friends. Because Charlie has a disability, people judge him and don't want to become his friend. People might not want to be friends with him because they don't want to be judged themselves for being around him. Instead of judging someone for there looks, people should get to know people and know them for their personality instead of what they look like. It is not fair to be compared to other people without mental disabilities because it will make him look more stupid. He has to face more challenges than normal "smart" people because he has to think more because of his disability. It is not fair for mentally challenged people to be judged because it is not their fault that they have a birth defect. Charlie was being judged for being different, don't be that person judging someone who's different

Are YOU smarter then a rodent?

From the writers of HubbyDutchCheeks, Maddie, and KyleH. 

Intelligence: 

Inkblot tests: 



An inkblot test is a personality test that makes you say what you see in inkblots on a piece of paper. There are different answers that tell you what type of personality you have or different psychological problems. These tests can tell you what you need to help make yourself happier and a better peson. The inkblot test originated from a Swedish Psychiatrist from the name of Hermann Rorschach, the test being called the Rorschach test. Over the years, because of how it looked, the test was soon known as the inkblot test. This test is used on mental patients, or used during normal therapy sessions. 

Human Intelligence: 

Human intelligence is how we identify "smart" people. Every person is intelligent in their own kind of way. People who have high IQ's are considered incredibly intelligent while people that have mental or physical disabilities have a moderate form of intelligence. When it comes to who wants it more, people can't just become smart, they have to work hard and earn it. There are a few people who are so smart, it comes to them like the snap of the fingers. Sadly, even if they try as hard as they can, people with mental disabilities can't change the way they think or learn. These two groups of people face the same hardships because of the way their brains function. Because they are either above the curve or bellow, they might become easier targets for people who are jealous or angry towards them. 

IQ tests: 

During my online IQ test, they quizzed me on around 40 questions on a single scale. They asked me True or False questions and explicitly told me I could not use anything except my mental powers. No paper or pencil, just me and my synapses. They quizzed me on questions such as, "Can you create 6 identical triangles by drawing 2 straight lines in an octagon?" They also asked me questions such as, "If a doughnut shaped house has 3 outer and 3 inner doors, can you walk throughout the whole house without going through a single door twice?" After that, they emailed me my results. It reported that I scored a 119 on my test, but its not the most accurate test to be given as it only quizzes me on one scale. 

Smarty Pants

Jordan Arnold, Adam Corkran, Edwin Garcia

In Flowers for Algernon, Charlie Gordon is a 37 year old that wishes to be smart so he can have more friends.  We think that people who have average intelligence probably have more friends then someone mentally disabled. That doesn't mean that they are not good friends, it might just be because people might not want to be around them. People like Charlie might have the challenge of not being able to do the things that people around them can do, like reading and spelling. They also might have trouble being on their own, they might not know how to do certain things like cooking. Some smart people have challenges like being bullied and if they are really smart they might not have any friends because they have people taking advantage of their smartness. These are the challenges that certain people may have. 

"Smart" People

     Acceptance is an issue we all face from the time we are born. Whether it's fitting in during junior high, or having a group of friends in elementary school, we all want to be a part of something. This is a problem for people with disabilities since people don't easily accept people who are different. People with disabilities are bullied because they are unique, and are isolated instead of embraced in a group. This makes it even more strenuous for them to find true friends and create relationships with other people.

       In Flowers For Algernon, a man Charlie challenged by his disability believes that if he was "smarter" he would have more friends. By this, Charlie means to say that it is easier to make friends without an impairment or disability. He thinks if he was "smart" he would have more friends. This concept seems accurate at first until looked into deeper. In our world no two people are alike, and finding people to relate with is really difficult, even for people without disabilities. Some of the smartest people in history like Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison, and Isaac Newton didn't have excellent friendships either. Although it seems easy, making friends is much more demanding and challenging than it seems. Charlie though, is right on one thing, it is harder to make friends and be accepted when someone is different. People tend to bully and tease others who aren't the same and are quirkier than the rest. For Charlie he is made fun of constantly at work but he doesn't notice it because he believes this is how friends are. To find friends is difficult for everyone, not only those with disabilities.

By
Nick C., (The Cooler Nick)
Nick B., (The Awesome Nick)
and Grace M. (Gemmamazing)