May 29th

Today I worked more on citing my sources I got 7 done today and only have 3 more to go for tomorrow so I'm in good shape. I didn't have a chance to watch that MTV special that I wanted to yesterday because I was doing b-day stuff but ill try to watch it tonight.

May 28th

Today I cited all my sources for my webliography, I started to re-look at my websites so i could become refreshed on what the websites are about. I also started to write my first paragraph and found a really cool website on genocide on mtv. I was suprised they have a whole page on important issues in the world and even did a segment where they sent 3 teens over to Darfur to see what was going on and im going to watch it tonight

March Pics

May 27th- Back from New York

Today is our first day back to work after the New York trip and three day weekend with memorial day. New York was great, I think that the best part was I got to spend time with people that I dont get to see alot because were in different classes, it let me get to know people better some in good ways and some in bad but it defiantly opened my eyes. I also like the fact that we got to pick who we roomed with and it gave us our first taste of what real life would be like with roommates and how its not always easy sharing a bathroom with four girls. I really liked the Lion King musical, it was better than I thought it would be and there were more songs than in the movie. Overall I had a really good time and now i have to get back to work on my grad project

May 17th

Today I worked on my questions and though more about what I wanted to do my expert questions on and I desided to do them on what people are doing to help and what teenagers can do. I think that finding out what teenagers can do will help me pick out a final project that not only will give me a good grade but also actully do something to help.


Questions

What is genocide?
Why did the genocide in Darfur start?
What actions have been taken to end genocide?
Why have the actions taken failed?
What’s happening to the people in Darfur?
What are some organizations helping send aid to Darfur?
What are some organizations that have send people over to help?
What were the dangers they were in when in Sudan?
How have these peoples lives changed?
What are some ways that teenagers can help end genocide?

May 15th

Today I did more reasearch into what started genocide, I also wrote a rough draft of an email about the genocide march that I wanted to send to all city high students so all I have to do is talk to wiertheimer and see if its ok. I got my letter in the mail from the march and now I have more information, Im planning on bring my camera and taking pictures to include in my presentation. I plan on working on my questions tomorrow.

May 6th 2008

Today I read a BBC article on the genocide in Darfur it had question and answers and it really focused on the start of the genocide and the attempts to stop it that have failed and not been follow through. I also defined some more terms about my topic and now i only need to think of two more words to define.

Today I started to work on my key terms and got about 5 done so far. I also read some more on the start of genocide in Darfur and on the first attempts to stop it by the UN. Although I'm not sure exactly what I am going to do my project on I think that it will be on why and when it started and how it can be stopped and look at the past attempts and why they failed and what all they accomplished. I didn't get a chance to go to library yet or to get those movies but I think Ill also get one on Rwanda to see the similarities and why they started.

I started to look at books and movies that are about the genocide in darfur. Im going to go to the library and get a book to read, which will hopefully give me more knowledge on the genocide. One book I was looking at getting was Darfur's sorrow : a history of destruction and genocide by M.W. Daly. This book is all about how genocide started why it continues, what people have done to try and stop it and why is hasn't been affective. Another thing I want to do is watch the movie the devil came on horseback. Last year we watched a documentary on the authors follow up trip to darfur to see how it had changed since then and I think it would be interesting to see what he thought being an outsider in the genocide.

May 1st 2008

Today I decided what my graduation project was gonna be about.......Genocide in Darfur. I picked it because its a really important issue and even though I'm just one person and the issue is so big every step helps. I was reading about Darfur and its genocide and I'm not sure yet what I want I exactly want to look at with in Genocide but I was reading about diversion how companys are funding the genocide in Darfur and how places in pittsburgh such as CMU and Pitt are investing money in these companys that are investing in Sudan which gives 70% of the profit to the Janjaweed who are the ones causing the genocide.