April 1, 2009

Mike F.

Today we went over the John Q questions. During our review of the questions, Mr. Homan got a map out so we could learn where India was. Kim and Mandi held the Map up and we look at the location of India. It is about half the size of the US. We were looking at a Peters Projection Map, which is better than a Mercator Projection. We also looked at the size of Alaska compared to the US. The next scribe will be Schnicholas Pickolaus.

Sub. Homan on retreat. Worked on John Q questions and essays.

March 30, 2009
Joe W.
As repeatedly stated in 98.9% of the previous scribe posts, we started off class with prayer. We finished John Q in class today. We left off right after John was shot in the shoulder. John comes to the radically impractical conclusion that he must give his own heart in order to save his son. The doctor strongly refuses to perform such an operation at first, but eventually comes to the conclusion that if John was dead, he would use his heart in order to save his son. Upon the same time the operation is about to start, another transplant operation is being performed and the heart that is being taken out is to go to the next recipient on the donor's list, which is mike. The first time John tries to shoot himself for the operation, the ridiculously improbable event that the safety lock on the gun was on (ha, yeah right). Mike's mom tries to walkie-talkie John, but he turns it off. So, she runs in desperation to the emergency room door to let them know that they have the heart for mike. John is convicted for attempted murder, showing armed criminal action, and kidnapping and false imprisonment, but is only found guilty of kidnappingand false imprisonment. John is forced to serve some time in jail, but is ultimately happy that Mile is ok. We had a small discussion at the end of class about what we thought of the movie. The neckst skerybe will be the free man Michael.

March 26, 2009
Corben
Today we started off class with prayer. After that we went to mrjimhoman.com and downloaded the John Q Questions. We filled out the first twelve tothirteenquestions.Then we started to watch the movie again. In the movie the hostages and john q talk about hospitals and how they turn away patients without insurance. John found otu that the doctors probablydidn'tdoenoughtests on mike because he didnt have full coverage insurance. In the E.R. room mitch attacks john q with some spray but john fights him off. the news team hacks into the lieve feed that the cops have inside the hospital and air it on live tv. The policesergeantdecides to go over lt. grimes and send a sniper into the e.r. room The sniper shoots john in the shoulder and Mr. Homan ends the movie at a really bad time.
March 25, 2009
Lauren
We started off class with prayer like always. Once again Corben and I had to listen to Salvador telling us to move our desk back. After prayer we continued watching the movie John Q. Today during the movie John and his wife were told that they could either give Mike a heart transplant or he could go home, but he would probably die in a few weeks or months. They decided on the transplant, but they found out that it cost a huge amount of money that they couldn't afford. Their insurance would not cover the surgery since John was only working part time. John tried everything to try to get his son the heart transplant. He sold almost everything in his house, but he still did not have the right amount of money. He begged the hospital to give his son the heart transplant because he said they make so much money it wouldn't hurt them doing just one for free. the doctors would not give in. John finally decided to hold the doctor at gunpoint. He said if the doctor did not give his son the heart transplant he would kill him. John locked everyone up in the emergency room and said that everyone was getting their health care for free. We ended the movie today with the police surrounding the hospital and talking to John through a walkie talkie.
No one has fallen asleep during the movie yet, so we don't have to take notes. The next scribe will be Corben.

March 24, 2009
Kate
Today we did prayer at the beginning of class. Then some people said the beatitudes that were not here on friday, after that Mr. Homan checked all of our chapter four review questions, they are worth 75 points. For the assignment, Franny made up the worst excuse possible, saying her window was open during the storm last night and her laptop got struck by lightning, but it is a miracle because now her laptop works all of a sudden. And still everyday we have to deal with Salvador trying to convince Lauren and Corben to move their desk back, but they won't, salvador should just give up. Also, Salvador thinks I am mad at him because Franny told me to give him mean looks and now he thinks I am mad. Here's an update on Sam's sickness: his voice is still a little scratchy, but it is getting better. While Mr. Homan was checking people's questions, everybody was looking at the beatitudes posters. We need to read chapter five and Mr. Homan said it's about our conscience and we will feel guilty if we do not read it. Then we watched a movie called John Q, it is a story about a working man that had problems and it is very much a current thing going, his son is real sick and he has a lot of pressure and has to make a choice of what to do.
the next scribe post will be lauren.

March 18, 2009 By Margaret
We started off class with prayer. Then Mr. Homan told about Liz's hilarious fall at soccer practice. We then turned to pages 103-104 in our books and read about the beatitudes in different accents. Mr Homan then told us what we just read because we missed it with the accents. We were then informed that we have to memorize the beatitudes by Friday to recite orally. It will be worth 200 points. Then we downloaded a worksheet called Am I a Beatitude Person and answered the questions. After this, we went to a new website called glogster.com. We have to post our last question from the worksheet with this site. It will probably be due Monday. The next scribe will be Kate.

March 6, 2009 Joe F · Today we decided to plan a GOD Parrrtaaay for Tuesday. We went over our Kevin Tunell assignment, and learned that we have a logical excuse for making bad choices (Blame it on your pre frontal cortex). We also learned that if Kate is smiling, she’s lying. We also went over our Freedom and Good Law worksheets. The next scribe is Kimmey

March 4, 2009 Scribe Post by Grant

For class today we started off with prayer as usual. Then Mr. Homan brought in the tv to watch a show. The show was called The Kevin Tunell Story. It was about a 17 year old boy that was drunk and driving and he crashed into an 18 year old girls car and instantly killed her. His punishment was to community service and write a check for 1 dollar to the parents of the girl that died every friday for the next 18 years. Several times he couldn't meet the requirments for the checks and he had to go to jail for 30 days. After the movie was over Mr. Homan told us to go to Theo3b. wetpaint.com and said that there was an assignment in the chapter 3 folder for the movie we just watched and it is due on friday. The next scribe is Joe F.

March 3, 2009 by Marge

The class was started off with prayer; what else. After prayer, Mr. Homan had a blue note to give out and Liz was the lucky reciepient. Then we went through the remaining MIC assignments. We then proceeded to finish the ppt notes on Mr. Homan's super cool power point. Then we opened our books and read a story about a man (who's name I can't remember) and answered the questions about his situation. We used the STOP method in answering them. Mr. Homan then wrote E and R on the board and said that humans were the best at making up excuses. He started talking about getting a speeding ticket and his recent experience with his STOP class. The whole class then started talking about people being idiots on the road and their funny stories. After this discussion Mr. Homan had us stand up and read different situations aloud. We had to either make a V or an R depending on what we thought about the situation. The next Scribe is Grant.

March 2, 2009

We started off class with prayer. Then, we listened to everyones Mic articles which varied from a teen hotwiring a bus to a man throwing a cat into a crowd. Liz thought she was funny and copied everybody's articles like a thousand times. Then we went over power point notes where we talked about being considerated of others. We also talked about prayer, when we pray and seek answers it helps us to make the right choices in our daily lives. We now have completed the "Stop" and the next Scribe in Margaret.


February 26th, 2009
Today in class we started off with prayer. Next, we listened to Stephen's voice thread scribe post. It was pretty awesome, but he kind of sounded like a big creeper. Then we watched a video of Curly from the 3 stooges on youtube. We then discussed voice thread comments. After that Mr. Homan explained directions for our MIC activity. We talked about circumstances of certain situations and tried to decide if they were moral or not. Mr. Homan's example was about Siamese twins. If someone wanted to separate them so that they could live a normal life, the intention is good. But if the circumstances (who, how, and where) are not right, then it is immoral. The next scribe is thee Krispy Kevin.


February 25th, 2009 [stephen]

http://voicethread.com/#q.b367881.i1942994


I'm gonna make Sara be the next scribe.




February 20, 2009
Alright so we started with prayer. Then we went to Dr. Thursdays website and read over everyones (who posted) post. Lauren wrote something about Spongebob and we talked about that for a little. We went on to talk about abuse of power and Salvador brought Caesar and how he abused his power. That reminded Kelsey about Batman and how there is a scene where they talk about Caesar, so we tried to get Mr. Homan to find the clip on Youtube but he couldn't. So we talked about blogigng and articles online for a little. We had five minutes left and Mr. Homan went back on Youtube and we watched the Batman the Dark Knight trailer and and Kindergartner Dark Knight trailer (you should watch it if you missed it). And that was basically it. The next scribe post will be...... Stephen K(highlight the blank space).


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By Ryan
Today in class we started talking about how Nicolas Gage was a real person. After that we talked about torture of the feet. We then finished the movie. At the end, all of the people from the village escape on a truck. Nick goes back to his grandmother’s house back in Leigh. Katis orders all of the relatives of the people who escaped to be locked up. Katis tortures Eleni and sends her to trial. Katis charges Eleni with planning the escape. Anna steps up and says that Eleni tried to bribe her with American money. Katis orders all of the “traitors” death by firing squad. Nick talks to one of the survivors of the war who saw his mother die. She tells Nick that his mother’s last words were “my children.” Nick goes to go see Katis at his apartment. Nick sits down to talk to Katis and asks him if he remembers his mother. Katis tries to tell Nick he doesn’t remember and Nick pulls a gun on Katis. Nick cannot kill Katis so he leaves Greece and leaves the black stone behind. Nick returns to America. The next scribe is C-BO.


Wednesday February 4,2009
By Mike
In the beginning of class we went over what Nick had wrote for the scribe. then we watched Eleni. In the movie Katis gathers everyone in the church, and tells them that they should let their children go to other people in other countries. He does this so that he can have leverage over the parents. None of the parents give up their kids, and Katina is shot for standing up to Katis. Then the movie goes back to present, and Nick finds Ana Katubis. She tells him that she didnt have any choice in confessing against his mother. Ana tells Nick about the judge, Stavros Petrakis, who is Katis, and tells him that Katis is in Greece again. In another flashback, Eleni makes a plan for escape, and is called to do work detail. As she leaves she gives Nick a black stone and says to never return. After Eleni leaves, the people escape, and the guards that chased them were blown up. The next scribe is Ryan .



Tuesday February 3, 2009
By Nick
First we went over Joe's scribe post, then a quick review over what happened during the movie, Eleni. In the movie today Nick receives a phone call from a childhood friend named Antoni Makos. Nick catches up with Makos and Makos tells him about a man named Tasso Sleventis who was a soldier in the Greek civil war and might have been connected to his mother's death. Nick finds Sleventis, who is now a pimp, behind a bar and forcefully questions him. Sleventis says that he had nothing to do with his mother's torture and death. Sleventis reveals that the deed was ordered by a judge name Katis, who is living in Bratislava, Czechoslavakia. In a flashback, word reaches the village that communists are on their way. So the monarchist men pack up and cheese it out of there. The communists under the leadership of Spiro, the man who Eleni hid from the monarchists "liberate" the village. They kick Eleni and her children out of their house and take their food. They also demand that the oldest daughter from each house join their army. In desperation, Eleni and her mother burn Olga, the oldest daughter's, leg so she wouldn't have to go to war. Spiro exempts Olga but forces Glykeria, the second oldest, to join in her place. In another flashback the monarchists return, invade the vilage, and attack with mortars and machine guns. We leave off with Katis standing in a room facing away from the door with Spiro standing behind him, looking like he's about to suck up to Katis. Tomorrow's scribe is Mike on his sweet new computer.

Monday February 2, 2009