Chaeli Mycroft

Around the world, there are many people who are disabled. Michaela Mycroft(also known as Chaeli) was born with Cerebral Palsy, and was later diagnosed with degenerative neuropathy.Since she is limited in her ability to move her arms and legs, she has to stay in a wheelchair, but she won’t let that get in her way. Chaeli was one of the few who stood up to make a change on how many disabled people feel about themselves. Chaeli, was also concerned about disabled kids not being able to be independent. Since her family and friends supported her, and got her a mobile wheelchair, Chaeli wanted to do the same for people who aren’t so fortunate as her. Chaeli also knew a lot of children around the world were suffering both mentally and physically, and decided to take action. She organised an organization where people all over the world donate, or visit these suffering kids, and help them out as much as they can.

Chaeli was one of the few who stood up to make a change on how many disabled people feel about themselves. Kids with disabilities tend to go to self esteem issues. Chaeli has been in this situation, and knows what it feels like. Fortunately, she decided that she could do something to make a change for a lot of these children. She made people aware of how disabled kids felt, and made sure they were happy.
“I hope that my actions as an ability activist will leave the world more accepting and more accommodating for all people and not just people with disabilities, because we are all different and we all have the need to be accepted regardless of having a disability or not.” (SA Career Focus) Chaeli wants to be able to lead a normal life. She doesn’t wants people to judge her because of her disabilities. She wants people to know that even if someone’s disabled, they are still people who have same needs and rights as normal people. This changed how disabled people felt about themselves in two different ways. Chaeli, and her volunteers made sure they could help as many kids possible, to get through everyday feeling happy, and not feeling left out. Also Chaeli made sure that normal people know how it feels like to be disabled, and they shouldn’t be discriminated, or not be able to do what normal people do.
“Hope is what keeps us going,” Chaeli said in her speech. “It’s what keeps us striving for the lives we deserve. I have hope for myself, but I also have hope for all other children with disabilities” (SA Career Focus) In addition, Chaeli knows that having disabilities make people judge her in a negative way. For example, I, myself (and a lot of people I know), tend to judge disabled people. When I see disabled kids in a hospital, I kind of feel disgusted. I have a tendency to think that all disabled kids aren’t capable of thinking, and speaking out for themselves. This is why Chaeli strives to help herself and other disabled children so they can have a not unfair life, and makes sure she can make as many disabled kids possible happy, and get a lot of opportunities in life.





Chaeli is working hard to make sure disabled people are more independent. Since her family supported her a great deal, and got her a mobile wheelchair, Caelie wanted to do the same for people who aren’t so fortunate as her. “Chaeli was born with Cerebral Palsy, through which the function of her arms and legs is limited. But where others see limitations, she sees possibilities; with her positive attitude, she is an inspiration to many.” (SA Career Focus) Even though she was born with a disease called Cerebral Palsy, she decided that she should accept her disability, and not let anything get in her way of being able to do what everyone else does.
“At the age of 9, Chaeli and her friends and sister started a project to raise money for an motorized wheelchair for Chaeli. In just seven weeks they raised more than enough money, so Chaeli decided to help more disabled children.”(SA Career Focus) She knew that many disabled people around the world aren’t getting the support, therapy, and medical care as she is. So, she makes sure that in her organization, donations and volunteers don’t just go to psychological therapy, but also to physical therapy. Kids do activities where they learn sports, get mobilized wheelchairs, and learn how to take care of themselves( washing, cooking... etc). This allows kids to be more independent, and not have a helper always helping them out.

In conclusion, Chaeli Mycroft has been trying her best to make sure that she and other disabled children get fair treatment and the same needs as normal people. The winner of the 2011 Children's Peace Prize did has been brave, and stood up to make a change for the lives of many disabled kids. Because of her, thousands of handicapped kids have hope, and are able to be positive about themselves.  

Where I am From

                                                                           

                   

I am from the house The shoes full of mud I’m from basketball, and football (American) And from heaven I am from the many airplane flights and boat rides I am from myself, YouTube, talking dolls, The Giant Green Bouncy ball, and the rubber bullet guns. I am from The Beatles, Michael Jackson, ACDC and Eric Clapton I am from Ocean 11, 12, 13 (2001), NCIS Mark Harmon, and George Clooney I am from a country with all four season, but still lived in a place with only one I am from the doctors, the cleaners, the Barbie makers, the actors, the singers, and my parents My am from Mr. Muccino, and Mr. Peavy   (inspiring teachers) I am from Superman to Batman I am from Pizza, Five Guys Burgers  Meringue, potato chips, and Root Beer. I am fromt DO YOUR HOMEWORK To GO TO SLEEP TO SHUT THE EFF UP  Sadly, I’m from broken things, funerals, and autopsies I’m from WHERE YOU GOIN to EAT YOUR Dinner I’m from the brainiacs and the jabbermouths From the unseen forces, to the very very visible ones But after all this, no matter what I came from I will always be own unique me.

'In Memory to My Mother' by Sonia Weitz

I think this poem means how Ms. Weitz longs for her very loving mother, and how the day was a very painful day in her life. Ms. Weitz's mother has been taken away from her at the Ghettos. Ms. Weitz treasured the last, and sad memory of her mother. Her mother had told Ms. Weitz to tell the world the truth about the Holocaust. Ms. Weitz promised her mother, but it troubled her because she couldn't find words to describe all the pain there has been, and all the love that kept people keep moving on in life. While reading these poems, many questions bombarded my mind. What did Ms. Weitz's mother give her before she got taken away. Are the things that happened during the Holocaust so horrible that you can even find words to describe what happened? Unfortunately, Ms. Weitz passed away in 2010, June 23. She succeeded in telling the world what happened, and the world lost a good friend.

Nazi Propaganda

This Propaganda poster is 'The Eternal Jews' and was made David Pinsk in the year 1937. This poster advertising a movie that tries to make Aryan Germans believe Jews are bad, and why they should get rid of them.

If you look at the poster, you can see a man with a very funny face expression. He has a very long, black beard and a gigantic nose. He's also has a communist sign tucked underneath his armpit. In his left ( our right), he has a whip, and in his other hand, he has golden coins. The background is yellow, while the man is in shades between black and white.

The golden coins represent that Jews have the money while the Germans are poor, and hungry. The communist sign that's tucked under his left armpit means that the Jewish person is worse because he's a communist, and Hitler hates the communists. The whip in his hand might mean that they are evil, and that they can hurt German people. Also, the Jewish man is black and white, which might mean that the man is dark, and cruel.

Overall, this poster tells German Aryans that Jews are the reason they are in a really bad position, and that they should get rid of them.

Was the Treaty of Versailles- fair or unfair? Justify.

There may be many opinions for this question, but I personally think that the Treaty of Versailles was really unfair. The 5 Victors ( the 5 nations that won the war ) didn't concentrate on preventing another World War, but they were concentrating more on punishing the Germans somehow. This part is really unfair. The fact that the Germans started the war isn't really a fact. I think it's just a point of view. Maybe the Germans were fighting with each other, when another nation got nosy, and decided to find out what the fight was about, and got offended, so jumped in the fight. If this is what happened, I blame all the nations the jumped in the fight. They kept jumping in and created a World War. It's true that war helps earn money because of all the weapons sold, but I think the countries all had their purpose of joining in the war. It's Everybody's fault. Nobody really pulled out of the war, but they kept joining in any fighting.

Overall, I blame ' Hate ' for starting the war, and it's not entirely Germany's fault, but also other countries' fault. Everyone should have all payed the money together because it's EVERYONE'S FAULT!

1. What piece of work and learning are you most proud? Explain.

My favorite piece of work is my latest Lit Circle. The Giver was the book we read in order to write the latest Lit Circle. The reason why I am most proud of this work is because it's the first time I've gotten an A for Lit Circles. I've set a goal to get an 'A' for Lit Circles since I only got B's. I tried reallly hard every time we had to do a Lit Circle. I'll look at the comments on my previous Lit Circle, and ask friends to read through my work. After all that work, I finally got an A. That's why the latest Lit Circle is my favorite work.

2. What were your greatest challenges? Explain.

I'm pretty sure that the greatest challenge this school year was to see my brother, Eric Park moving on. He graduated this year, and it was just too hard to imagining him graduating. I do most of the time fight with my brother, but with all the problems he had in school life, for example, getting bullied, and becoming half deaf, it seemed like a miracle. It was really hard to see my brother in that graduation hat. It just didn't look right.

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3. Reflecting on your growth this year, what did you learn about yourself as a learner?
I learned that I could get good grades if I try hard, and some teachers give me a good grade even though my work is bad but knew that I tried really hard. I also learned that teachers don't like hurried work. I did it once and the result wasn't good.
4. To evaluate your work habits, choose 1 of the following from each category (and provide explanations):

a) Behavior

Could be improved-

Perfect - the model student

Explanation: I really participate really well in my classes. In math, I eagerly raise my hand to answer questions, but once I had a really bad headache that I couldn't talk much. I volunteer for nearly everything the teachers ask.

b) Participation-

None
Satisfactory
Actively participate in class-
Explanation: I really participate really well in my classes. In math, I eagerly raise my hand to answer questions, but once I had a really bad headache that I couldn't talk much. I volunteer for nearly everything the teachers ask.

c) Organization

Needs serious help
Satisfactory- I am okay at organizing, but I don't recommend opening my locker after PE. My locker's always organized, but some say it's really messy. I am also organized with my work, but sometimes, for humanity, I lost some hard copies of my work, and I got in trouble. I should work on that.

I'm super organized

d) Effort

Needs serious help
Satisfactory- I'm not that bad at effort because I always try my best at almost everything I do. But sometimes for projects like make a poster and things, I sometime go above and beyond by making my work unique.

I always go above and beyond what is required.


5. Based upon your reflections, write two personal learning goals for Grade 7 next year.

Goal 1 - In Grade 7, I plan to try and get grades above B- all the time. By setting this goal, I'm sure that I could lift my grades and soon my goal will be to get grades higher than A-.


Goal 2 - In Grade 7, I plan to try to make new friends and make new students welcome. I know that this is important because being new in a new school isn't easy, and getting new friends will make me and my new friends happy.


6. Is there any more information about yourself that you would like the teachers to know? I don't have any more information the teachers would like to know.


7. What was your favorite activity lesson in Humanities this year? What did you enjoy about it? I liked the Mafatu book TIC TAC TOE project because I got to meet a good friend, and I got to build a mini island using clay. We also got to make a movie commercial. Mrs. Reiser thought it was great.


8. What activity do you wish we could have spent more time on?
I'm not sure about that, because we had the right amount of time to finish each activity,

9. Finally, cast your minds back to the first few months of middle school (when you arrived in Grade 6 ) what "Words of Wisdom" or "Advice" could you pass on to the Class of 2018?
I have two things to say. Don't ever hurry your work because at the end, the result isn't pretty, and the last thing is that keep organized and always have a new pair of uniforms in your locker just in case there's a water balloon fight.
Enjoy,
Mr. Fischer
in collaboration with Mr. Thomas and Mrs. Narsiman

1. The title of this book is 'The Lion'.

2. This book is written by Nelson DeMille

3. This book made me think about terroists, Osama Bin Laden, and the twin towers incident.

4. This book is probably a college level book. There aren't any hard words, but there are swear words. That's the bad part.

5. The bad part is that it is quite disgusting. It's violent. When the "LION" beheads a pilot, it's very descriptive. If you are very sensitive to violent things, you shouldn't read this book.

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A little summary: This book is about a CIA cop who survived the twin towers incident. He was inside the twin towers. He also met this terroist, and the terroist ran away. Now, the terrroist is looking for the cop, trying to kill him.

Book: The Lion, by Nelson DeMille.