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5/26/10 Campaign Voki
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...Controlling the **state's** finances would include acting as the head tax collector of the state, acting as the head accountant, and handling the government revenue estimate. If I am elected I will be in the **state** office for 4 years; the comptroller of public accounts is currently Susan Combs.

- As comptroller of public accounts one will be responsible for handling money, so it is best to have **accounting experience** in addition to having a decent **education**. A decent education is necessary because one needs to understand economics in general. It may also be suggested to be a **leader** and an avid **planner**. The qualities of a leader would be necessary because one would be the chief of the state's finances. Also, being a planner would help, for the comptroller of public accounts estimates the state government's revenue and plans the revenue. Being **logical** and **realistic** would also help in this position.

3/11/10 "Sugar Overload: Curbing America's Sweet Tooth"
"Sugar Overload: Curbing America's Sweet Tooth" by Bonnie Liebman, states so many reasons to curb your sugar cravings and consumption. She also informs us of just about the worst things to eat and drink because of all those empty calories, and Liebman tells us the unhealthy results of all those empty calories.

Bonnie Liebman directs this article towards adults or kids who may not be the healthiest people in the world. She describes the results of eating unhealthy foods as disorders and diseases that have been spreading across the nation. Also, I can tell she directs her article towards the unhealthy people in America because she explains all the risks and reasons to not be unhealthy.

In writing this article, Liebman's goal was to motivate the sugar addicts and in general all Americans that consume too much sugar to be aware of what they are eating. She wanted Americans to know what they ate, so they could slow down and think about it. Bonnie does not want to see people with medical issues from diabetes to heart disease; she wants to motivate Americans to get healthier than they are now.

3/2/10 "Boy, 12, faces grown up murder charges"
"Boy, 12, faces grown up murder charges" by Stephanie Chen was the headlining story of the convicted murderer of Kenzie Houk, Jordan Brown. Jordan was charged with grown up murder charges, a rare case, but it happens. These cases often come from out of the blue, therefore they are very questionable, yet the punishments are too.

Stephanie Chen directs this article to parents especially those of teenagers because she uses a technical vocabulary to describe the conditions of Jordan's case. She also quotes Laurence Steinberg to explain why juveniles lack control. Also this article includes many details and statistics that would not mean much to teenagers and pre-teens.

In this article, Stephanie Chen informs the world, specifically the parents of juveniles and teenagers, about cases like Jordan Brown's. She informs the reader about why these cases often occur. She also includes the dire consequences that can result from cases similar to that of Jordan Brown's.

2/23/10 "Superman and Me"
"Superman and Me" by Sherman Alexie is the about the importance of literacy and books in one's life. Alexie loved books, and all through life he tried to share his love for books with others who were less fortunate, to not appreciate knowledge and reading. Learning to read is the beginning of endless possibilities in life, no matter how you do it.

Alexie directs his article toward the youth of this world and to the educators of the world. He directed his article toward these special audiences because as the youth of the world we need to comprehend the importance of literacy especially in our future. Our educators or teachers also need to know this becuase if the youth of our world are illiterate, nobody will be able to work a highly regarded jog. Thus teachers must teach kids how to read. When Sherman Alexie says that it is an "oddity" that a little Indian boy teaches himself to read, it would inspire kids who are doubted in reading or anything. Alexie also has a strong vocabulary using words like, "prodigy" and "subverted," making me think that this article was directed toward teachers.

Sherman Alexie's article was very motivating. He told of his doubted knowledge and ability to learn as an Indian, yet Alexie defied the odds, becoming a bookworm from a young age and eventually becoming an author. He followed his heart and motivated other kids to do the same. He has motivated teachers to get kids addicted to books and anything else that you can get out of a book.

11/3/09 Utopian Socities - Act. 2
A utopia is defined as an ideal community, society, or even a perfect world. A "perfect" world would include a flawless socio-politico-legal system, and a utopia is viewed as a place where the beauties of society reign. I think that the definition of utopias bends based on your own experiences and quality of life. From reading //The Giver,// utopian societies are not that great, but my version of a utopia would not be bad. Life would be boring and predictable, maybe even too easy. One thing that is kind of bad about utopias is that if you already like the way your life is and never want more of anything, but those who know what is really like to suffer want to live somewhere far from their past. Utopian societies are often made up, but the negative things that help you learn will never occur in a utopia, so you will not learn your lesson the hard way. You may not even have to learn your lesson at all. Utopias do not exist perfectly.

Explorer Voki
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Panfilo de Narvaez is represented in this voki. His expedition set sail in 1526, and Narvaez was planning to form Spanish colonies in and around Florida. When Narvaez and his crew made their way to land on the Gulf side of Florida, Narvaez and his crew decided to journey overland while they would meet their ship farther up the coast, in the Gulf. Narvaez was then abandoned by his ships, as they were not at their chosen meeting place. The people were starving without food, so Narvaez built rafts and tried to drift to Mexico. In their drift, they encountered a hurricane which resulted in the death of Narvaez; represented by the storm background. Although Navaez did not set foot in Texas himself, his courageous leadership led the others to Texas - making them the first Europeans to set foot in Texas. Narvaez did not reach his goal, but he was a conquistador. He was also a follower of the king, and when I think of conquistadors, I think of some fancy get-up like the voki is wearing. These "costumes" probably would make the conquistadors feel more in charge and in control, like their in driver's seat, but Narvaez was not in the driver's seat, mother nature was.


 * Works Cited**
 * 1) Campbell, Randolph B. __Gone to Texas: A History of the Lone Star State__. 2003.
 * W., Frederick, Hodge, Theodore H., et al. __Spanish Explorers in the Southern United States 1528-1543__. New York, New York: Charles Scribner's, 1907.

9/29/09 Symbolic Story Questions
1. I notice that the author includes thoughts of the main character about the motif that are necessary to the plot within the text that leads me to believe I should pay attention to these ideas and motifs. What are these ideas and motifs?

2. I think the author drew my attention to these ideas because each motif mentioned is beginning to lead up to a very important event in the story. The author embraces these vital ideas to the story in the circumstances that the story is in.

3. I agree with the author's generalizations because the main character thought these things the author probably thought them up herself, and the government oppression in the story caused the main character to revolt which is what I would have done considering I was in the story. I would represent this response in a cutout as a person nodding their head in agreement.