Hamlet ( ID)

                                     Currently in Ms. Hegeman’s class our focus is Shakespeare. She wants us to be able to face the challenges of not being able to understand something difficult so we use different techniques and ways to manipulate the words until we have a better understanding of it. She wants us to be able to ask questions and get help from other sources and each other to get a better understanding. At first we went to go watch a play called “Much Ado about nothing". That play was really good and I understood it more because I keep asking questions about things I didn't understand and the actions and expressions of the actors/actresses gave me a better understanding of what's going on. We are also currently reading Hamlet.  Hamlet is about a Prince's father dying. Hamlet is the name of prince and His late father’s name was Hamlet also. After the father’s death the mother and the Uncle gets married and that causes a weird relationship between him, his uncle/step father and his mother. One day the ghost of his father appears to the guards but it doesn't say much, than eventually the ghost appears to Hamlet himself and the ghost is the ghost of hamlets late father. The ghost tells hamlet that he was killed by King Claudius and wants his son Hamlet to avenge his death since he's already going to hell for what he has done during his prime. Hamlet doesn't know if he's bugging or not so he decided to perform a play based on what the ghost said to see the reaction of King Claudius the reaction that the king gives off is what's going to prove the ghost right or wrong. In the mist of this entire catastrophe Hamlet is in love with Pinonilous a commoner’s daughter Ophelia. Ophelia and Hamlet love each other very much but her father and brother are both against it because they believe that Hamlet would never love her he would only seduce her well basically sleep with her and leave her due to the fact that she is not of royal blood. So she decides to leave Hamlet alone so he starts going crazy and I guess the term is “Crazy in love" and we had a discussion in class of what we think being crazy in love meant. My response of what being crazy in love means is being obsessed with someone and loving them more than you love yourself.

RESEEARCH PAPER AND CREATED MY OWN RESTAURANT (FC)

                   Research Paper

Name of country: Ivory Coast

Population: 19.84 million

Type of currency: West African CFA franc

Type of government: Republic

Country flag: Orange, White and green

Goods Imported:  natural gas, electricity, and oils

Goods Exported: cocoa beans, coffee, and palm oil, palm kernels, rice, corn, cotton, sugar, sweet potatoes, manioc, and bananas, hogs, goats, chickens, and sheep, which produce byproducts of eggs, milk, and meat.

Indigenous Crops: N/A

Median Income: N/A

Minimum Wage: 90 euros, $120

Common Meals Eaten: Popular local dishes include kedjenou (chicken with braised vegetables), attieke (cassava ground into couscous-like grains and eaten with fish or meat) and specialties such as pan-fried frog’s legs.

Original Meals Eaten:  aloko, fried banana served with onions and chillies. Other street food includes yam fries, fried fish and fufu (or foufou) made from fermented and mashed vegetables such as cassava and plantain.

                                               Restaurant profile

Name of restaurant:  “La Karamoko “

Years of experience: 15

Owners: Myself

Location: 865 Morning side avenue

Daily Hours: 10+

Number of Workers: 10

Yearly income: 30-50 K

Workers wages: Minimum wage

Restaurant occupancies: $50,000 Food Sales/Month X 30% = $15,000 (Food Usage) and $15,000 / 30 days = $500/day of food usage 

Restaurant Slogan: “Where the food sticks to your soul “

LIFE SKILLS ( CRR)

                             

                In Ms. P's class we are basically learning different life skills and things that are going to better help us in the future. Such as giving good advice on what we need in our life. In order to survey in this busy world one of the things that you need is steady financial place which is also know as a job or a career. We are basically learning how to make a great resume and a good cover letter to go along with it so you can make yourself look good and giving yourself a better opportunity of getting whatever job you are trying to receive. Some people don't have the advantage of knowing how to make a good resume while still in school they have to do themselves and hope for the best. But, we were lucky enough to have aid and tips on how to dress to an interview, the dos and don'ts, how to answer certain questions and so much more. I learned thinks that I never knew were so delicate and important like how important a cover is. I thought the resume was more important than the cover letter but, in reality the cover letter is often your first and only chance to make a good impression to future employers. It gives you a chance to sell yourself before they even look at your resume.