Semester #2 Blog #3

Think of the type of internship that you had. If you lived in the late 1700's in colonial America, how would this career exist? What would this job be like? Who would have it? What technology would he or she use? Where (geographically) would this job or career exist?

Care for animal traces back to Chinese writings from 4000 to 3000 BC. Chinese people would treat and heal humans and animals with herbs. Also around that time Egyptians valued cats, which made them really important. Indian art traces ack 4000 years show men looking after horses and elephants. Ancient Romans had a word for those who looked after sick animals, "veterinarius." The first veterinary book was written in about AD 500 by a Roman.

By the middle ages and 1700s medicines and medical treatments were still not fully developed. People lived around animals and were somewhat close to them. But a lot of people worked on the land motly that is why they paid more attention to animal like horses and other farm animals. People were developing an awareness that animal health could affect human health. People were also becoming aware of their animals' health because farm animals were inportant for people and their kind of living by farming and hunting. They were also a big investment. In the 1700s, many cases of horse influenza arose in the U.S., and distemper swept through the dogs and then cats, which made veterinary care more imporatant so that the animals could be cured.

The first veterinary school was opened in Europe in the mid 18th century. It was in France, Charles Benoit Vial de St Bel was the first principal of the new college, and the first horse was admitted for treatment in 1793. The Royal Veterinary College was founded in London in 1791. The College first acquired royal patronage from King George IV, and was granted a Charter of Incorporation in 1875. John Haslam, who graduated from the Royal Veterinary College of London, became the U.S's first veterinarian surgeon.

Veterinarians did not really have much professional credibility until the mid- to late 1800s. The first American veterinarian journal to have an impact was the American Veterinarian Review, which Alexandre Liautard established in 1875. In Philadelphia, Robert Jennings helped to found the American Veterinary Association. However most vets concentrated on horses and farm animals and little attention was paid to cats and dogs.

"After World War I, farms became more mechanized and veterinarians had less work with horses and mules. As a way of making a living, they began to specialize more in the care of domestic animals, particularly cats and dogs."

In all this time it was motly man who studied and had this career. It is only in the last 30 years that it has become common for women to become vets, as the same with other careers and professions.

Sources:http://www.ehow.com/about_6651859_history-care-dogs-_amp_-cats.html#ixzz1metgygdN

http://scienceray.com/biology/a-brief-history-of-veterinary-medicine/

Semester #2 Blog #2

What stands out to you most about the historical readings this semester? Why?

I thought it was really interesting how our first article to start talking about US History was the article about iPhones because when you think about US history you don't really think about iPhones. The article was really interesting and made me want to learn more about US History. Now that we started reading more about actual history it stood out how right to point the writing is because usually they try to hide certain things. Like it doesn't try to make it nice like if you were an elementary student but actually tells you the exact information the way it is.

Semester #2 Blog #1

There are different goals I would like to set for myself this semester. The first goal I have is to improve in my writing. I hope to every week try out at least one different writing tip and use it to improve my writing. I hope to every day challenge myself and complete all honors assignments every month. My goal from here until March 1oth is to study really hard for the SAT, then after that study for the ACT in April. I also hope to earn a lot of community service hours so that when I finish filling out my resume later on, it doesn't look empty and it looks like I really helped out in the community. I also really hope to earn really high scores on the SAT and ACT so that I'm able to go to a good college. I also hope to earn at least an A in this class so that I can keep my GPA high.

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Blog #28

This is an image of the panels that are going to be on the background of the different scenes. I helped Erika move the panels to the stage so that the other people could put the feet on them so they would stand.

This is an image of Adriana and I setting up all the lava lamps. We opened the new ones and picked the 4 best ones to have in Jeannie's office and we put away the lava lamps that were extra. We made sure the 4 we chose worked and that the plug worked too.

This is an image of the list of props and costumes for every character in our play. I helped Luna to tape these in the guys' dressing rooms so that everyone knows what they need for every scene.

This is an image of the props table for our class. I helped Camelia and Adriana to set this up so that on the day of the play and during rehearsals everyone knows where everything is and so that everything is organized.

Blog #27

Post your thoughts about specific character interactions, lines, actions and more in the play.

What stands out to you? Why?

What stands out to me is how much work is involved in creating a play/production. Usually people just see the final performance but they don't know about all the work backstage and behind the final product. I'm impressed at all the work people have been doing to get this project done the best it can be. Also all the communication that has been going on between groups and all the team work.

What Acts or Scenes?

The scene that stands out to me is Act I Scene II when all the students introduce each other. This scene really stands out because almost everyone is rhyming when they introduce themselves and its the first scene that the audience gets to notice this is a musical and everyone is different from Tyler, or that's what he thinks. It is also a funny scene and makes the audience laugh. I also like the scene where "The Boys" fight Tyler by dancing around him.

What lines? Actions? Interactions?

I like when the coach starts talking to Tyler and then suddenly just starts yelling at him and being mean, also how she starts singing "Nobody Cares". I also like when Clem talks to Oliver and teaches him how to get people's wallets. What also stands out is the way "The Boys" try to act "tough" and are similar to the ones in "Grease."

(Aside from "be louder..." or "where does this go?") What constructive feedback do you have for actors, directors, managers, props, sets, etc. based on what you have seen?

I think the actors should watch the movies or TV shows their characters are based off to really see what their character is like. This will help them to really be their character and it will help the audience better notice what each character from our play was based off. They should also practice saying their lines in front of the mirror to see how they are showing their character.

Blog #26

Post three photos of the work (or screenshots) that you have created over the past week for our exhibition. Think of the rehearsals, the costumes, the sets, everything!

1) Organized list of props and joined them together with the costume list so Camellia could have an easier time tracking who has brought in what.

2) Helped tape off the main commons so the actors had an idea of how much space they would have up on stage at the actual Theater, which will be used for practicing.

3) Helped tape down markings of where props should be going during the scenes like chairs, tables, boxes, etc. on the main commons.

What are you most proud of so far?

I'm very proud that my partner and I are able to communicate with all the different groups/jobs and just anyone and be able to help them whenever they need help. I think communication is really important in every project and a lot more important in this one because we are basically working as a class and not as individuals. I feel like my partner and I have really good communication between us and with everyone and are able to easily talk to them about what they're working on and what they need to do and keep them on track.

What are you excited about in our exhibition?

I'm really excited to see how people will react when they go into the Potiker Theater and seeing that its the real deal because even if we showed the class pictures, that doesn't compare to actually going into the Theater and getting to see how huge it really is. I'm excited to see how our final work/exhibition will turn out. I really hope it will be great and that people enjoy watching both of our plays. I'm excited to see my classmates perform on stage in front of a huge audience.