Blog #25

I will do my site visit most likely on Friday December 9th.

Answer the following, following your internship site visit.


Survival


* Where is your internship?

Kensington Veterinary Hospital, 3817 Adams Avenue San Diego, CA 92116

* How did you get there?

My dad gave me a ride

* How long did it take?

15-20 minutes

* What did you eat for breakfast?

Cereal

* What food, coffee, or other survival options are nearby?

Subway, Vons

* What can you eat for lunch in a normal day at internship?

I will bring lunch from my house because they can provide a refrigerator there.

* Where will you sit, stand, be, or work when you are internship?

I will mostly be at the computer room or observing the work around the hospital

* Where are the bathrooms?

It's right when you come in to the right

People

* Who is your mentor and what is he or she like?

Her name is Gabriela Ramirez and she is very nice and friendly

* What stands out most or seems most interesting about your mentor?

She really loves her job and loves to tell people about it and teach

* Who are your other coworkers?

Jackie, Angelie and other veterinarians

* What stands out most or seems most interesting about your future coworkers?

They all enjoy doing their work and are ready to teach

Work

* What is your internship project likely to be?

Maybe a PSA or information video that helps the veterinary hospital

* What skills will you use at your internship?

Computer and communication skills

* What are you likely to learn at internship?

Wheter or not to become a veterinarian also what it takes to be veterinarian and how to treat animals and talk to their owners

* What will you create at your internship?

Probably a video that informs people

Thoughts

* What might present a challenge at internship?

The animals not willing to cooperate

* What is surprising about your internship?

That they let me see cats and other animals get surgery

* How will you stand out at your internship?

I will always be positive and ready to do whatever I am told and ready to learn

* What will you do to make the most of this opportunity?

I will take every opportunity to learn something new every day

And...

* Create your own question and answer it here....

What do you like the most about this internship?

Being around animals and being able to help

Blog #24

As you prepare for your internship site visit, please consider the following... and then write a thoughtful blog entry that addresses as many as possible.

My goals for the site visit tomorrow are to make a great first impression and get to know my mentor a little better. Also maybe talk about ideas for projects and get to know the veterinary hospital I'll be working at for 3 weeks in January. I'm looking forward to having fun in my internship experience and learn a lot from it and make a decision whether or not I want to be a veterinarian after experiencing what its like. I am also looking forward to meeting knew people who know a lot about this field and are willing to teach me. I also hope to take as much out of this internship experience as possible and be able to represent our school well and be a great intern. I'm a little concerned about what exactly I will do and maybe transportation for some of the days. I think I'll most likely be helping around the hospital helping with the animals and making sure everything is fine. I'm hoping to do a project that will help them in some way and at the end turn in an awesome project. There isn't really any questions I have about internship right now.

Blog #23

1. What has been the most successful aspects of your role in the Theater Project?

As one of the production managers an important role that I carry is organization and communication. Throughout the project Naxiely and I have been working on the Calender keeping it up to date so everyone can have an idea of what will be coming their way and keeping everyone on the same page. We also do check ins with each person and record what their goals will be and what they will have completed for the next meeting. This is a very good way that Naxiely and I know what everyone is up to which allows us to see how the project is progressing as well.

2. What has been the most challenging aspect of your individual role in the Theater Project?

The most challenging aspect Naxiely and I, as production managers, have faced has been being able to keep track of every single person in our classroom and making sure they are doing what they said they were going to do and having time to actually go through with everyone and make sure they are doing good and if they aren't then actually help them get their stuff done. Sometimes we feel like there is not enough time in class for us to help everyone, because there are too many people and only two of us but we try to do our best to get to everyone.

3. What questions do you have that will help you complete each aspect of your Theater Job as well as possible so that we have a fantastic Exhibition?

There aren't actually any question I have currently. I would just want to know if there is anyone that needs help with any of their Theater jobs so then either Naxiely and I can help them to make sure everything is perfect for exhibition.

4. What are you thankful for in your first semester (so far) as an 11th grader?

I am thankful for all I've been able to accomplish this semester. I'm also thankful for all the help I've received from my teachers and tutors on homework, assignments, essays and just anything I've needed help with. I am also thankful for all the critiques and feedback I've received on my work from my classmates because that has really help me improve in my writing and learn from my mistakes.

Blog #22

Honors Writing #5

The Complications of Conflict

Internal or External?

By : Cristina Michel

As our class discussed the idea of witting a play about a musical, the questions "What is the conflict?" and "What if there is not enough conflict through the story?" kept being asked to the playwrights. Our class was worried that we wouldn't be able to make a complete story with the thoughts and ideas we had so far. This made the playwrights think about it and change a few things around in our play. In, Musically Inclined, the playwrights incorporated conflict into our play in two ways, internal and external while using examples from the plays Hamlet and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead as well as others.

In Musically Inclined, the major conflict is that Tyler is stuck in a musical but doesn't know it and that's why he's not fitting in with his new town and school. This is similar to how in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead Rosencrantz and Guildenstern didn't know they were in a play, but throughout the play were trying to figure that out. In both plays, the characters kept getting hints of where they were but they didn't quite pay attention to them. In Musically Inclined, there was a musical within the musical as well as in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead there was a play within the play. These layers help the audience realize that the actors in the play and musical within the stories are not real. They are just actors playing what they were told and what was written in the script and once they realize this they realize that everything is not real, it is just a fictional story. This makes the audience think more about the playwrights that created the entire story and put the characters through all of that action, because after all the charcater is not real. The audience knows “that the world of Elsinore is not real--it comes from another play, and although Shakespeare's poetry is butchered in Stoppard's dialogue, nevertheless the words and actions are close enough to Shakespeare's original to remind those who know Hamlet that this world may be presented to us as the real world in Stoppard's work, but it is simply one more fiction,” as Ian Johnson stated in his lecture.

In Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, the audience is confused about the story and what is going on in the beginning. They start to ask themselves questions like where are they? what are they doing? what is going on? and others. Similarly in Musically Inclined, we are confused on what is going on and why everyone is dancing and singing and rhyming. There are many similarities that can be found between Musically Inclined and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead as well as in Hamlet. Tyler feels like there is no one that listens to him and feels lonely. This is kind of similar to Hamlet and how he felt because no one else seemed to be sad about his father‘s death. Hamlet is seen as crazy or “mad” in Hamlet and in Musically Inclined Tyler is also called “crazy” in Act 1 Scene VI because he doesn‘t dance, sing, or rhyme like everyone else.

In Musically Inclined, it is seen as the characters have problems they have to deal with. In Act 1 Scene VII, Tyler is feeling sad because he had a horrible day at school and felt like his parents didn't listen to him. He says, "Nobody listens to me, understands me, or even cares about a thing I have to say..." This shows how Tyler is not fitting in and he blames it on everyone around him instead of being positive and trying to fit in or talking to his new classmates. Tyler’s attitude makes him have problems with the other characters in the story causing external conflict in the play. This is why in Act 2 Scene II Marissa tells Tyler, “This is only your second day and no one can stand you...You know, we all have our share of problems. Maybe if you actually got to know some of us, you would realize that you’re not that different after all.” Throughout the play, Tyler tries to stay away from everyone because he thinks they are all “freaks” that only sing and dance because they are happy but never tries to fit in or actually get to know them better until the very end of the play.

Throughout the process of creating this play, the playwrights went through and used different examples of plays to add into our own play. Some of this plays included Hamlet and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. In Musically Inclined, Tyler’s character can be connected to either Rosencrantz and Guildenstern or Hamlet. Tyler is both as confused and out of place and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern and as depressed and down as Hamlet. Tyler’s feelings and attitide affect the entire people and the characters around him causing the different conflicts that happen as the story continues.

Blog #21

What was the Federal Theater Project? Why was it created?

The Federal Theater Project (FTP) was a New Deal project to fund theater and other live artistic performances in the United States during the Great Depression. It was one of five Federal One projects sponsored by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The FTP's primary goal was employment of out-of-work artists, writers, and directors, with the secondary aim of entertaining poor families and creating relevant art.

Explain two reasons why the Federal Theater Project was important in the history of the United States.

The Federal Theater Project was one of the first programs that the government funded which employed many citizens during the Great Depression and although the government funded the program it also was the one that canceled it because the plays that were being produced talked about the government in a negative way. The Federal Theatre Project started using government officials face's in their plays which did not appeal to the government at all. The Federal Theatre Project produced plays that were related to issues that were going on at the time and showed how the government dealt with the problems.

Explain two reasons why the Federal Theater Project was controversial in American society.

One of the reasons The Federal Theater Project was controversial because the plays that were performed went against the government. The person who was put in charge of this program was Harry Hopkins who promised that Federal Theater Project would be "free, adult, and uncensored." This surely grabbed the attention of others and thought it would be a good idea however, that wasn't so. "The Living Newspaper" were plays that were formed by previous newspapers that talked about issues that were going on. Most of the newspapers that were gathered were those that included the government. When the newspapers were gathered, the writers created them into a play and performed them in front of a large audience. In these plays the government was brought out in a negative way. The issues that were being performed were those that the government would not like to be shown or talked about. The plays went against the government and talked about the government’s actions. Even though these plays went against what the government wanted, it grabbed a lot of attention because of what it was showing. The plays emphasized the government’s faults and brought out individual congress people as well. Because of this, the Federal Theater Project faced problems which led to its cancellation.

Another reason why it was so controversial was because it spend so much money. It was the most expensive of the Federal One projects. This was very controversial because all this money was being spent on plays and they were during a Depression.

Post three images from or of the Federal Theater Project. For each image, post a brief caption describing what you are showing.

This was the production of Macbeth which became a very popular performance where colored people were also allowed to perform. The Federal Theater project formed a colored unit whose purpose was “to develop a permanent acting company trained in the arts and crafts of the theatre that also reflected the special gifts, talents, and attributes of African Americans” stated on the following website

http://www.blackpast.org/?q=aah/american-negro-theatre

This is a picture of people enterning to watch one of the plays of the federala theater project which was One-Third of a Nation written by Arther Arent created in 1938 and a play of the Living Newspaper.

This is an image of when Eleanor Roosevelt attended on of the Federal Theater Projects production in 1937.

Blog #20

As production managers Naxiely and I have worked with almost every group and checked in with everyone and helped them to make sure everyone is able to do their job. Something that Naxiely and I have been working on basically since we started this project is the master calendar. The project manager helps us every once in a while but Naxiely and I, as production managers, are in charge of putting in all the due dates and upcoming events. We are also in charge of reminding people to look at the calendar so they don't miss any important due date and so that they have an idea of what will be going on every week for this Theater Project.

This is the calendar we showed during the first business meeting. As you can see, we didn't really have a lot of things in it and we basically had general things like the acting games and business meetings.

This is the calendar we worked on after the first business meeting. As you can see there are more things going on and things added.

This is the Calendar we currently have. As you can see, it has way more things than the first calendar we showed and this one is a little more specific.

This is also a picture of the Calendar currently,

which Naxiely and I have been updating almost every day.

Naxiely and I are planning on going around to every group and remind them to check the calendar and also to ask them if there is anything they would like to add in the calendar like things they'll be working on or due dates or upcoming events. We are hoping this will help everyone know what everyone else is working on and so that everyone can help each other and communicate with each other. This will also help us and the project manager make sure everyone is doing what they said they were going to do.

Blog #19

As production managers we’ve been helping around every group and have had check-ins with everyone to make sure they know what they’re doing and to see if they need any help with their theater job. We also make sure they have what they need in order to make their theater job a little less stressful. So far we’ve helped the CFO and marketing crew with the kickstarter page.
We have also been taking notes during the group meetings where we write down due dates for each group that is ready to show the class what they have been working on.

1) Working with the CFO

Naxiely and I helped the CFO come up with ideas for our budget. Although right now the budget has been changed, this was the first draft in which the CFO needed help in coming up with an estimate of how our class would spend the money for our project. As production managers, Naxiely and I tried to help out our classmate by giving him suggestions and ideas.

2) Marketing Crew and CFO: Worked on a document where we came up with ideas for pledges.

PLEDGE $10+

-A ticket to the play

PLEDGE $25+

$5-Signed Playbill+Signed Photo inside

PLEDGE $50+$18-Signed Theater T-Shirt

$8-Copy of the Book

PLEDGE $100+

$8-A signed copy of the book

+ reserved front row seating for play

PLEDGE $300+

$18-Exclusive t-shirt

PLEDGE $500+

-Company logo or personal logo inside the playbill

PLEDGE $1000+

- A behind the scenes documentary DVD.

PLEDGE $1500+

-Company logo or personal logo inside the book

PLEDGE $2500+

-Colored version of company or personal logo on back of the book & playbill

*You receive the reward for the amount pledged plus the rewards below unless conflicting

8 items to give away.

Cost of the items for us.

Photo-$2

T-shirt-$18

Seating-$60 Book-$8

Playbill-$2

Ticket-$10

DVD-$2

As production managers, Naxiely and I helped the marketing crew and the CFO with ideas for kickstarter pledges. After having a meeting with the whole class and discussing what our pledges should be, Naxiely and I shared our notes with the marketing crew and CFO to give them ideas for the pledges.

3) Working with Project Manager

So far we have worked with the Project manager almost everyday. We have helped him with anything he needs and have helped him update the Calendar. Naxiely and I take notes in every class discussion/ meeting etc. and we write down all the due dates and important dates on the Calendar and on the board. We try to update Calendar as soon as we get new due dates or information to put in there. Today we updated the Calendar and wrote down the due dates for this week and part of the upcoming week.