Monday, April 2, 2012
Mohammed AL-Abdulla
2/4/12
Seth Brooks life
Seth was a native of Lawrence Kansas. He
was born in nineteen ninety-two and he has lived in Lawrence all his life. His
mom and dad are from California. His dad wanted to go to school here. There are
six kids in his family. According to Seth his life has changed even though he
has lived in Lawrence all his life. For example he was a home-schooler until he
came to the University of Kansas. In his life as a home-schooler his mom taught
him and he also taught himself a lot of the time. He had a friend who lived
close to him growing up that was also home-schooled. They would do their
homework fast so that they could hangout together riding bikes, trading
basketball cards and playing a lot of videogames.
Seth said that there were always lots of
people around his house. He has two brothers and three sisters as well as his
parents and lots of friends that came to visit a lot. Seth likes to be around people.
As he became older his subjects in school started to become harder. He also
started to take classes in groups. For example, he used to take speech class.
In the beginning he hated it but after a while he came to love it. In addition, he learned from a certain
guy many different things. After that he came to be in more classes in groups
with home-schoolers. For example, according to Seth they started to learn with
each other about literature and economics. Also, according to Seth, when he was
doing speeches he met lots of people from different states such as Nebraska and
Minnesota since he traveled for tournaments. Seth said that he went to
nationals last year.
According to Seth one of the big things
was that he was like some of the other people in the United States in growing
up as a church kid. he always went to church and helped out with the youth.
Plus he worked in a coffee shop. When he finished high school he decided that
he did not want to leave Lawrence, he likes the veriety of the weather and he
isn’t in a hurry to get his own house. Here in Lawrence he had lots of options
like Johnson County College and the University of Kansas. So, he went to
University of Kansas. When he thought about what he liked to do he decided to
do public speaking and communications. Right now he works in a coffee shop
downtown where he has met lots of teachers and professors from the University
of Kansas.
His future plans involve figuring out if he wants to study
abroad. Four of the members of his family speak fluent Spanish and he loves to
learn and have conversations in Spanish. He thinks he may want to go to Spain
or Costa Rica to learn Spanish better.
Mohammed AL-Abdulla
4/2/12
Ballard community center
Yesterday at Signs of Life there
was artwork from five-year-old children presented by the Ballard community
building. There were two Women who represented the Ballard community center and
the artwork that the five-year-old children do there at Signs of Life. Their
names are Becky and Hannah.
According to Becky and Hannah they
create the programming reporting with the CCO. Becky and Hannah were proud of
everything they did.
According to Becky her favorite
project that was done by the five year old children was story night. The way
the five-year-old children did the drawing was using both paint and flower.
They mixed them with each other to give the paint a different consistency,
which made the art beautiful.
According to Hannah her favorite
project that the five-year old children did was the cup cake project. The way the five-year-old children made
it was by using real cup cake papers. Then they used the paint on top of them
and they used real sprinkles to put them on. Hannah said the children had much
fun doing the project. Also, Hannah said she loved the way the children spend
time in creation.
According to Hannah and Becky the
project was different than art sales. For example, all the art will go back to
the children after they are done showing it to people. Instead of selling the
artwork they put a donations box out so people can give money to the Ballard
community to support the children in the future.
Mohammed AL-Abdulla
2/4/12
Signs of Life
According to Seth
and Anne, Signs of Life has three parts. The first part is that there is a
bookstore in Signs of Life. The bookstore sells different kinds of books. For
example, biography books, fictional books and theology books. The second aspect
is that there is an art gallery in Sign of Life. The art gallery has drawings
from local artists and people go there to look at the art. The third aspect is
that they use the art gallery for weddings and other events. On Mondays they
use the floor for tango dances. There is also a coffee shop inside Sign of
life.
According to Seth
and Anne what makes Sign of Life more unique than other coffee shops is that
they are in a very old location. Plus it has an antique setting. Also,
according to Seth and Anne, it is unique because they have a coffee shop, book
store, and an art gallery and the seating is in all sorts different areas. They
also have a conference room in the back of the bookstore where people can go to
study, or people can go in a more secluded area with art and sun shining in.
They can also study in the main entrance where they can see people coming in.
According to Seth
and Anne the members who work in the coffee section in Signs of Life always say
that they are different from Star Bucks because even though they have good
coffee they focus on different things. For example, in Star Bucks they like to
make the coffee really consistently and fast. Signs of Life, according to Seth,
seek uniqueness since they are a local business. Also, they want to be unique
in the kind of coffee they make but at the same time they want to make a really
good quality coffee. The workers learn each step in how to make the coffee
unlike at Star Bucks where you only push a button to make the coffee. Also,
according to Seth and Anne, Star Bucks only has paper cups, but at Signs of
Life they have an Italian style, the Maseiato cups and mugs to put the coffee
in. They can also make art on top of the coffee, for example they can draw you
a tree or a leaf on top of the foam. the employees who work in the coffee
section at Signs of Life know the providers of the coffee and they go and
practice with them. When they go to practice as well as learn from them they
improve their levels in making coffee.
Mohammed AL-Abdulla
4/2/12
Pete’s’ life
According to Pete he grew up in
very Christian household. Also, he became Christian when he was a little kid.
He always goes to church because he feels that it is an important thing for him
that he live for right now.
He moved with his family a lot. For
example, he lived in seven states before moving to Kansas. His family decided
to live in Kansas so he did his high school in Kansas. After that he decided to
go to the University of Kansas. He decided to go there because they have a good
basketball team, plus he thought they had a very good business school and he
liked a church in the area. He is graduating in May two thousand and twelve
with an HR degree.
The experiences he had were with selling
HR stuff. Also, he worked with a retirement home in high school and he had a
couple internships in apartment leasing.
In the future he would like to get
a job with an HR company. He also would like to move to Tennessee.
Mohammed AL-Abdulla
4/2/12
Story one
Seeds
There are many
different kinds of seeds that people like to eat. In Qatar people like to eat
sunflower seeds. In public schools there you will find students holding a small
sack of sunflower seeds in their hands and eating it during their break time.
In homes you can find families eating them while watching television. It is a
popular snack at the soccer fields during the matches as well.
There are several
beneficial properties in sunflower seeds. The sunflower crop is the third most
important oil crop in the world. The American Indians Kdqik used them for bread
and also for the oil, which contains essential fatty acids, mostly unsaturated
fat. Doctors used sunflower seeds to treat malaria and for expelling phlegm. It
is rich in protein and vitamins and contains the elements phosphorus and
glycerin, which is useful in reducing blood cholesterol and preventing the
hardening of the arteries. Many noted dentists in the United States and Britain
have used sunflower seeds to ensure healthy gums and strong teeth because the
seeds contain phosphorus, calcium and small amounts of fluoride, which
strengthens teeth and prevents tooth decay. The seeds also contain vitamins A
and B.
Sunflower seeds
are useful in the treatment of night blindness. They contain an abundance of
nutrients. Individuals with high cholesterol are advised to take several grams
of them before the evening meal because they can contribute to reducing blood
cholesterol. Sunflower seeds contain vitamin E as well as folate, magnesium,
zinc, iron, phosphorus, copper and selenium. Their oil contains omega-threes
that are necessary for the growth of the body and its functions. It has been
found that the consumption of omega threes prevents disease and helps prevent
heart attacks and high blood pressure as well as diabetes, arthritis, cancer,
hair loss and the hardening of arteries and eczema. It also strengthens the
immune system and helps skin and growth as well as preventing damage to body
cells and organs.
Sunflower seeds
are not the only seed that is popular in the Middle East. There are Queen
Roasted Seeds, Watermelon seeds and Melon seeds for example and all of those
seeds have a different taste and their own health benefits but in Qatar
Sunflower seeds are what people like.
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