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If I had the chance to really tell someone what Naples is about, I would tell them that it is not a very sustainable place to live or to visit and to make them believe me I would show them pictures of neighbor and not just what hotels want you to see.
If i had to give someone advice about naples i would let them know that it is very dirty and alot of garbage all over the town.
I would say that Naples is not very sustainable because of its trash problem. Also i would say that it something should be done about it because it can kill people because of the toxics.
i would tell them that naples is such a dirty place and needs help to be cleaned up.
I would say one word and that word would be "atrocious" and then show then some picture o some examples.
In Napels the trash problem is becoming worse and worse with many legal dumps already offically closed. The problem has become so sever that trash can be seen dumped along the city streets of Naples which is the largest city in southern Italy. I belive that if we as humans continue to let this problem worsen and other problems like it around the world planet earth will soon become just like Naples, only on a much larger scale.
Dont go there its full dirty, they have garbage in the street and it smells and if you do want to go to Naples go to a hotel they have clean hotels.
I would tell the person about naples and how people waste food an throw away object that can be recycle like cardboard boxes , chairs , tables , glass,can, and so on. I would try to made the question clear. like if you go there your going to smell the trash and i would show them picture of how bad the place is there are trash everywhere you go i would try to help out meaning get the community together to clean up all the trash.
If i was supposed to convince people about naples situation, i would tell them that naples has an situation about trash everywhere on the streets and near people's homes and businesses. I would also tell them that having the trash there,it would bring the stench around people businesses.
Naples was once a very beautiful city, but they had this one problem it was really dirty there. In Naples there is garbage and trash all over the streets and nobody picks up the garbage anymore. There isn't even enough room to put trash all of the dumps are filled they even have illegal dumps and those are filled to. Soon Naples is going to be a garbage city and everyone that live there would become very sick from all of this trash.
This is a very big problem! Naples is suffering from stink smells,piles of garbage, and loads of rats and cockroaches. and a big problem is they are releasing toxins and some toxins can cause cancer, if we try to burn he trash then we may release super toxins which in bad for the environment and its citizens.
The severity of the situation in Naples is very bad . The landfills are becoming very full. And there is no place to put so it ends up on the street.The burning of the trash by citizens is realesing toxic waste in to the air.The trash is affecting the people and their heath.WE should recycle more .And no one should visit there because its an unstainable place .
i would try to persuade them that it is not as good as it seems;and it is very dirty and if you go their it is bad for your health. it would be bad for your health because of all of the toxins in the air.
to me i would say that naples was a great place to live but the garbage problem is unbearable and that if you are going to live there you would need alot of supplies and its not that sustainable .
I will tell them how bad naples is doing right now. We have a bad situation with naples, people don't have place to throw their garbage so what they do is just throw it in some places and that's bad for them because we all know that garbage or trash contains contamination, bad odors, bad airs, disease and all that. There are a lot of people with some kind of sick because of naples. So I will recommend you not to go there and If I was the president of that country I will try my best to find ways to fix this problem.
On April 23, 2008, 39 youth in Teen Second Life participated in the 2.5 hour public forum, "From Myspace to Hip Hop: New Media In the Everyday Lives of Youth." It addressed how digital technologies and new media are changing the way that young people learn, play, socialize and participate in civic life, presented by Common Sense Media, the MacArthur Foundation and the Stanford University School of Education.
As is common in Teen Second Life, Global Kids facilitated processing questions during the live video stream, encouraging youth to respond to the content of the video and relate it back to their own lives. The following are some of the highlights, addressing such topics as:
On MySpace, Facebook and Parental Restrictions
Barry GKid: Do any of you have parents who say you can't be on myspace or facebook?
Jim Bian: Mine. Apparently *The environment will teach me wrong and unprofessional manners*
Jim Bian: it's not like you don't learn it everywhere else.
Jim Bian: Middle School teaches you everything.
Jim Bian: It's the real world.
Kimmy Rau: my parents wont let me have my pic on myspace >.>
Barry GKid: Kimmy, what do you think about that?
Kimmy Rau: its not big of deal. I understand why they don’t want me to, and we’ve even discussed alternatives.
Barry GKid: Kimmy, what sort of alternatives?
Darkstone Lax: alternative profiles
Kimmy Rau: like. putting a bag over my head or using paint or some other program to "edit" my face
On Socializing in Teen Second Life
Emondrell Raymaker: On the TSL you can be having fun blowing up cars or flying large pigs around, and just meet people that way.
Jim Bian: parents would FLIP at that quote.
Barry GKid: So what sort of things do you think you learn about social relations in Second Life, that helps you offline, that you don't learn in school?
Jim Bian: You learn that not everyone is an @$$hole, and that you're not alone.
Al Cryotank: well, SL allows me to discuss things i would not normally feel comfortable talking about in RL so it does give me things to know for discussions with my RL friends.
Kimmy Rau: I can make more friends and better friends and feel more confident with my self /me pokes kris xD
Hunter Trommler: ya i find it’s easier to make more friends on SL XD because it doesn’t have its little "clicks/groups" like schools do...
On Second Life and Homophobia
Kristofer Lubitsch: I have to say SL has been the best experience for me
Kristofer Lubitsch: I used to be like gays aren’t cool
Kristofer Lubitsch: well since coming here I have learned more about them and found out that they are people also
Demina Druth: Yeah, I don't know many people around where I live that are lesbian. And being on here has helped me talk to other lesbian teens
Malifico Bade: and if someone is racist/homophobic or discriminatory they're run out of Sl
On “Kiddy” Virtual Worlds
Kimmy Rau: neopets... club penguin some kids at my school still play that R-O-F-L
Hunter Trommler: buy clothes for there digital pets xD
Al Cryotank: my cousin got me to try club penguin, useless game...
Barry Gkid: oh, tell me more. Why is it funny that they play club penguin and neopets?
Kimmy Rau: because there are better, older teenager games out there and we’re past those things. also. very lame graphics and retarded "themes"
Hunter Trommler: kids in my class (I’m in grade 9...in Canada! Go Canada! WOOOOO!)...anyway....play some weird game called "webkinz" its so messed up watching them its more pointless then neopets....
Barry Gkid: What do you think those people might say about you in Second Life?
Hunter Trommler: well XD.....proably the same thing....
Demina Druth: Anytime I tell my friends about SL they think it sounds lame
On Showing Their Second Life Avatars To Friends and Family
Barry Gkid: So the speaker went into people's homes, with their permission, and just watched what they did online.
Barry Gkid: What do you think an outsider to your family like her would observe if they watched you and your family?
Kimmy Rau: if we were also sharing sl with her, i would probably be more kinda, and act like maybe a kinda person then i am (would also show her furry fandom. furries are not talked about enough)
Kristofer Lubitsch: I would show them. I want them to see what most teens do into today’s society
Barry Gkid: Kristofer, what would you want to make sure she would see?
Kristofer Lubitsch: If I had to show her one thing it would about the furry fandom
Barry Gkid: Kristofer, what would you want her to know about Furry fandom?
Kimmy Rau: awesome avatars for one XD
Barry Gkid: Who shows their avatars to their friends or family, and what do they say about them?
Kimmy Rau: well. I bet first a lot of people would be interested why we’re animals as opposed to humans
Barry Gkid: Kimmy, true. And why is that?
Kristofer Lubitsch: I let my brother and sister see my avatars and some of my friends they were freaked out at first
Hunter Trommler: i show them to friends and family...and well my friends reactions are for the most part... find it weird that I play SL cause they don’t see the point of it...
Hunter Trommler: and my family is like w/e XD
Kimmy Rau: i have to both. my friends (who are animal freaks like me) and my parents have also asked why I’m a human. I say that its turn because most people to get used to fact of talking, two legged animals. And I guess if you talk to them about it and leave the fact about your animal out, then they picture this as a human/avatar thing only
Kaya Heartsdale: I let my parents & friends see, but no one really gets freaked out. My mom thinks some of the things my avatar wears are weird but other then that, no one really comments.
“Hip Hop is the Web 2.0 of the Streets”
Barry Gkid: Hip-hop!
Kristofer Lubitsch: Hip hop I believe has degraded today’s society
Barry Gkid: Kristopher, Hip hop itself or the way commercial record companies have used aspects of it to sell records?
Al Cryotank: I don’t like rap, it’s mainly the lyrics, but the rhythm in it rocks, if you changed the lyrics then I’d love rap
Barry Gkid: If you like the beats but don’t like the lyrics then look beyond the stuff at the front of the store. :-) There is a lot out there
Kristofer Lubitsch: well most of today’s rap is about killing gangsters and their drugs
Kristofer Lubitsch: I have not heard a lot of good rap where they talk about love and things
Barry Gkid: Maybe you're just not looking for the love rap, the socially conscious rap
Barry Gkid: I am not here to defend rap and hip-hop but I want to be clear that what rose from the streets, from african americans, is VERY DIFFERENT from what white producers market and sell to white middle class kids in the suburbs, who have the most money to spend on music
Barry Gkid: In many ways, hip-hop is the Web 2.0 of the streets
Barry Gkid: People participating, not just consuming, mixing different things to make something new, then sharing it in communities
Barry Gkid: Do any of you make music?
Kaya Heartsdale: I sing at church and in my friends 'band'.
Kimmy Rau: yea im also in band
Kristofer Lubitsch: I make music on my computer
Kristofer Lubitsch: more like Techno and Trance
Demina Druth: <3 techno
Barry Gkid: The speaker is saying that music allows people to engage with the world - is that true for any of you?
Al Cryotank: yeppers barry
Kristofer Lubitsch: yes it is
Kimmy Rau: true for me
Kristofer Lubitsch: Techno allows me to express my feelings at that time
Kimmy Rau: i like music that you can listen to and feel the music happening to you, like if something where special to happen, i could sit and picture it in my mind
Kristofer Lubitsch: Some times people make or listen to music just to get away from the slings and arrows of life.
On March 20, 2008, Global Kids brought a live simulcast of Kofi Annan receiving an award from the MacArthur Foundation into a variety of virtual worlds.
One of the highlights was working in Whyville for the first time. We had no idea what we would fine and were thrilled with the results. 181 kids visited the Greek Theater in Whvyille during the event, and 87 of them chatted at least 1 phrase. Jen, from Numedeon, and her tech team worked with Amira and myself to facilitate the event, using a combination of scaffolded questions and polls we had prepared in advance. While we facilitated the text conversation the tweens watched the live streamed video on the same Web page they used for viewing Whyville.
The staff at Global Kids were pretty inspired by the level of engagement and awareness the event generated amongst the youth.
The following are some highlights from the transcript of the event:
The following are some more highlights from the event, but through screenshots:
The tweens welcome us:
Responding to questions about what Kofi Annan has done:
Responding to questions about what is the United Nations:
Debating the importance of various human rights. Note live poll in center:
Appreciating human rights:
Do you think they liked Kofi Annan?
Appreciating the International Criminal Court:
Responding to questions about what youth can do to fight for human rights:
Discussing public figures who have inspired them:
What they learned from attending the day’s event:
Do they want Global Kids to return to Whyville? It’s 22 to 3:
View all of the photos on our Flickr set or watch a short video of the event below:
This was my first time going bowling, and learning how to bowl. Thought it was easy, and I wasn't the only one who was bad at bowling. One thing that I learned is that there are more programs that are out there in GK that I didn't know about. One thing that I wish we will succeed in is finishing our project about discrimination against education. 
1/2 of aluminum cans 1/4 bottles and 1/4 of diapers.We can reduce the amount of cans and bottles by recycling.
i think that aluminum cans take up 30% of the landfill bottles take up 20% old diapers take up 5% and other takes up the rest. i say this because people are throwing out things they do not need so it ends up in the landfill.
I think that in the averge american landfill would be filled with mostly aluminnum cans and plastic bottles beacause these things are used almost daily my a large percentage of the american population.
the percentage of the items inside of the landfill like aluminum, diapers, bottles, etc. i think would be 40% for each item because there is a lot of people throwing these trashes away.the present of each item makes the landfill difficult because most of the items wouldn't move or it would not be reused.
I THINK DIRTY DIAPERS TAKE UP A BIG PERCENTAGE. IF IT STAY IN THE LANDFILL IT WILL ATTRACT FLIES AND DECEASES
I think diapers take up a bigger percentage in a landfill because they can't be reused again and if they sit there for a long time they may affect the smell of the landfill and there is human waste in them which can cause diseases.
i think 100% of aluminum, cans, bottle, diaper, etc takes up the landfill. I think this because most of the things that i seen was mostly aluminum, can, and chairs.
I think food has the highest percentage. I think so because people normally wast food even if its a little bit of food being wasted. While the items are in there they just wont disappear, they would rot and animals would come and eat it.
The percentage of (Aluminum,Bottles,diapers,etc..) that consume a landfill ,for each of them i think of it as a pie chart because most of garbage that is found in the landfill of naples. What the etc. stands for is other which is mostly the type of garbage that has to take more space so i say etc.. 50% , aluminum 30%, diapers 15% and bottles 5% because most of the time bottles are recyclable.
if you leave aluminum out in a landfill there for years they would probably stay the same cans will rust bottles will stain and diapers would probably just leave a distinct smell / odor around the landfill and I write these things because this is what i think would happen.
I think that aluminum cans, bottles, diapers, etc, takes up about 90% of most landfills.I think this is because a lot of people don't recycle and they throw recyclable things out like bottles and paper.I think that this have a negative affect on the environment because eventually these items release toxins into the air.
I think cans and bottles take up about 35% of landfill paper takes up about 15% aluminum 10% electronic 25% and food trash about 20%.
I think that the percentages of the many different items in a landfill is as follow
-Aluminum cans 10% because almost everyone just throws them away instead of recycling
-Bottles 20% because everyday someone buys a soda and does not recycle it
-Other waste 40% because there are many other unnecessary items that people throw out all of the time such as electronics, clothing, metal, food, and waste.
-Paper, plastic and other recyclable objects 30% because not many of us recycle at home.
I think other objects that we recycle have more percent, than the one that we throw away because we get it back new.
1.the experience was ok and I learned the different seating of the people.
2.I was the informant and I learned that they were a main key in the game.
3.yes it did.
4.Mine was the girl that was 17 with the shorts, because she looks agile. Some changes would be torn type clothing.
1. I didn't get the chance to to get in the role-playing but I did participate by telling them what were wrong and right.
2. The character that I voted to be in the game was very great for the game.
Today in GK we learned how to play the game. They showed us an example of the levels. I was actually the main player of the game. In my personal experience as the main character, I felt as though it was important to rescue the people in need. I didn't feel like the character resembled me at all. She had really curly, short hair and it looked like straight hair. She had high cheek bones.
Well I didn't get a chance to experience role playing, but I did view my fellow classmates role play and "What a surprise it was ".
1.In the game my experience grew because I got a better understanding of the game.
2.In the game I played the role of the game.
3.The game gave me a good understanding of the game because I got to know the roles of the characters.
4. I like the giver's role because all they had to do was give supplies to the main character.
Today in global kids me and my classmates were reviewing the game we are creating for the year. While my classmates and I were role playing i found it to be very interesting because we got to act out the description of the game. This gave us a better perspective of what to expect when the game is actually able to play.
The role I played was an observer. I watched as my classmates acted out how the game would be when it is published. I felt that this position for me was really important because this gave me a chance to give the play my undivided attention without distraction.
The character art that i liked the most was the third one of the female wearing the shorts. I liked her the most because she had the most detail to her features comapared to the other women who were demonstrated in the character displays.
Art B does not need anything change because it's fine just the way it is. It can be used in the game
The role-playing game that I have experienced today was kinda fun.
I really personally think that the Concept Art decisions were a bit awkward, but it was fairly acceptable. There were only two pieces of art that were good but I didn't really figure the difference between the two pictures. But instead I chose the the one with the jeans because in that picture, she really look like she was going on a real adventure but really that was the only reason why I chose it.
My experience was that it was fun because I got to learn more about the game that we are making. I also got to learn about the different people in the game like injured people, the givers, the informants, evacuee and the injured evacuee. I was the Evacuee. It was fun. Yes this activity gave me a better understanding of the game because it help us see it so far. I like the third character art because that one looked like a real person to help people. the changes that could be made is that they could add something to her bandanna and they could make her look a little bit more muscular.
My role with playing the different levels of the game was actually a great experience because it gave me a bigger perspective of how the game was. I played a roll of a giver giving supplies to the main character. This activity actually gave me a better understanding of the game. I like the girl with the short pants but I would suggest that she be black because a higher population of New Orleans are black people. And she would be more bigger.I really suggest the girl with the long pants and a timberland boots .
Hello its me Christopher again. Well today we were role playing our game (I was an NPC)
It was, I'll be honest.... Boring. trust me it did not feel like a platformer it felt like an RPG or something slower.
Well we looked at about 5 IMGs. for the concept art and only two ticked my interest. They're both ok so i don't think we can improve on it. (Yeah i like the less is more idea.) well thats it ciao!
On this specific day (Monday, April 28, of 2000...and 8 to be exact and precise), the road to creating our game has continued and let's just say that all of the participants got a first-hand look at what many will come to expect....the only difference, we didn't see anything. Instead, we interpreted one of the levels in the game and i must admit that it was very entertaining in terms of completing the project. My part in this activity was what we call an "Injured Evacuee" (E+) and I assume you already know what I had to do. I must say that I have never had that much fun acting in all my existence. My experience wasn't that much of a freight to me because this wouldn't be the first time I have acted as someone or something I wouldn't normally interpret be it for a project and/or a video/documentary/etc.
For the extension of this entry, I must also admit that this activity actually KEPT ME AWAKE!!!
But for the most part, I got a more heightened understanding of the concept of the game, let-alone what should be expected in terms of playing the game in general. The p4k gang also had to choose both a character and a background for the game, (four characters, two backgrounds) and the one that I was most satisfied with was the female character in shorts (holding a flashlight), because, (not to be confused with Lara Croft or anything in particular), she embraced the type of attitude unlike any other video game character and seemed to look as though she was ready to handle any task and overcome any obstacle that stood before her. I also chose the background of shadows, as i call it, (just a bunch of houses with a shadowing background), because it had a lot of details needed for the theme of this game.
In a landfill I think that we will find old furniture, food, old metal parts, out of date electronics, glass, wood ,paper, and plastic. I think so because after a while almost everyone throws these items out, especially the paper, out of date electronics, glass, and food because in my very own house that is what gets thrown out more often.
i think that you will find used ipods, food, cardboard, parts of cars, paper, cans, and even old furniture. And you will find these items because they are no longer used and things that will remain are ipods, food, parts of cars, and cans.
some items i might find in a landfill is likely to be cans,bottles,plastic bags, papers, straws,and food. i would find these items because these are things people use everyday and people throw it out all the time and it cause more trash.
the things you can find in a landfill is garbage metal and some food
i think that i would most likely find garbage in the landfill. in the garbage you would find like old bottles, car parts, cans and etc. i think that they would be in the landfill because once you are done with it then you just throw it away.
The items i think I would find in a landfill is plastics, cans, used items, food, paper, and old furniture. I think you would find those items in a landfill because they are non-renewable and people can get more of it.
Landfills
The types of items i think i would find at landfills would be a variety of things ranging from plastics to old tv's.
-plastic bottles
-plastic wrappers
-card board boxes
-old mattraces
-old tv's