Not Again!!!!!!!!!.....3-22/ April 6

I. Today, they are still no inhabitants of Bikini Atoll because it is still radioactive and unhealthy to live on

II. We started off by giving Mr Couillard are debate briefs. Me and Hunter did not really know what exactly was suppoised to be in the briefs. Then we began to watch a new movie. It was called The Persuaders. We actually watched it in communications last year. It just shows ways to market and gain clientelle.

III. I found out that some people actually have the job of analyzing clients on their feelings about products

IV. N/A

V. I do not like The Persuaders because I think it is a bunch of hogwash bullshi'ite. I do not think it is posdsible for some random person to analyze people and find out what clients want.

VI. JOURNAL AND DEBATE AND SPRING BREAKAGE

Discussion....3-21/ April 4

I. The guy who kinda looked like the hulk died die shorty after being interviewed in the movie

II. Since our homework was to finish the questions on Radio Bikini, we had a discussion and whiteboarded Radio Bikini questions. The main discussion was how many people felt that the natives of bikini were not fully informed on what was happening with the bombing of Bikini Atoll.

III. I learned that many Bikini people are upset that they could not go back to Bikini

IV. I want to know what the current state of Bikini is like today

V. I feel that the people of Bikini were tricked by the US. I think they were not aware that they were being moved permanently, so they cooperated.

VI. Journal and Debate Stuff

More Debates!!!!!!!.....3-20/ March 30

I. Bikini Atoll is a part of the Marshalll Islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean

II. Today we finished watching the Radio Bikini movie. In the end of the movie it shows how the military soldiers went swimming in the infected water and how many got sick. It even showed this one guy whose hands got huge because of the radiation in the water, and he looked like the Hulk. The testing at Bikini Atoll harmed many people. Also, today we picked groups for debates that we will be doing. My debate partner is Hunter and we are going against harrison, michael, and steven on the use of military intervention in Iran. Yipeee!

III. I learned that if you swim in water where a nuke was dropped, you can get many serious edical problems, like enlarged body parts.

IV. I want to know if that guy with the enlarged body parts died soon thereafter

V. I feel that the military should have been more cautious with the soldiers around the testing area. The military should have keep all soldiers at a safe distance away from the bomb site.

VI. Journal

BIKINI!!!...3-19/ March 28

I. Each bombing of a city killed around 250,000 people instantly, and many others later.

II. Today we started watching another moving dealing with nuclear weapons called Radio Bikini. This movie shows the process of the US taking the island of Bikini Atoll to use for weapons testing. Some issues involved are ethics of moving the native Bikinians.

III. I nevr knew that the US tested their nuclear weapons on some island in the pacific ocean

IV. I want to know where exactly Bikini Atoll is.

V. I feel that the idea of the US taking the island of Bkini Atoll for weapons testing is a bit sketchy. I do not think people would just easily hand over their land to be destroyed.

VI. Journal

JAPAN!!!!!!!.....3-18/ March 24

I. I could not find the cost of the old bomb shelters, but i'm guessing that were not too easy for normal people to come by

II. Today in class we debated whether or not a atomic bomb should have been dropped on Japan. In the class, you had a big rift in opinions. Some felt it was bad because it killed too many innocent people, and some felt it was ok, because it quickly ended the war and avoided many more people from being killed.

III. Ilearned that a bunch of people were against the idea of bombing Japan with the Atomic Bomb.

IV. I want to know how many people each bombing killed.

V. i personally feel that the US should have dropped an atomic bomb on the nation of Japan. It was good that the war was ended very quickly and that many soldiers avoided heavy combat in Japan.

VI. Journal

Atomic Cafe Part Zwei......3-17/ March 22

I. Many of the bombs were still tested in the desert area around trinity, and later they used Bikini Atoll to test nuclear weapons.

II. Like last class we continued to watch the Atomic Cafe movie and then discussed it. In the video today they showed things like how kids wore biological protection suits and how they had these big drill for bombing. In the discussion we talked mainly about the ethics in the use of the Atomic Bomb. It was wishy washy whether or not dropping and using Atomic bombs is ethical.

III. I learned today that people had access to those yellow sweet biological suits.

IV. I would like to know how much those bomb shelters cost to build

V. I feel that the 50s would have been a crazy time to live in. I think the US was way too paranoid about being bombed by Russia with nuclear weapons, and by communism, that they did not live enough.

VI. Journal

Atomic Cafe....3-16/ March 20

I. We are now beginning a section on atomic weapons and things of that nature.

II. Today we were able to move on from the boring technology unit. We started watching a movie called Atomic Cafe. The whole jist of this movie is to describe the atomic bomb, how it was used, how it was tested, and the effect it had on the world. MAuch of the movie focuses on the bombing of japan and the following years of the 1950s.

III. I found it interesting how the A-bomb had such a huge impact on the culture of the 1950s.

IV. I want to know wheree A-bombs were later tested after trinity.

V. I feel that it was right for the US to have dropped the atomic bomb on Japan. It seemed as if the only way Japan would unconditionally surrender would be if they were attacked and defeated in Japan, which would kill many people, or bomb Japan.

VI. Journal

Tech can shoot me.....3-15/ March 16

I. Itn actually seems like google is planning on a complete expansion.

II. You know?!?!? I am really hgetting bored with talking about this technology topic. I think we should move on. It is definitely time for a curveball in our lesson plan.

III. I learned that technology is a hassle becuz i have to learn about it.

IV. I want to know wht our ext topic will be

V. I would like say my opinion is clear like in above, i object to this technology section, and we should mos' def' move on!

VI. Journal

Video on Techy....3-14/ March 14

I. Unfortunately, the furby, my favorite childhood toy, is no longer in production.

II. Today in the bestest class ever we began by watching this video that explained the possible expansion of technology in the near and undistant future. This video showed things like how google will basically completely expand and have any ype of service available. Then it showed things like how in the future, e-mails and other info will be completely personalized.

III. I learned that google has its own bidding site called froogle.

IV. I would like to know if google really plans to completely expand.

V. I feel that the whole expansion idea of the technology is very crazy and kinda cool. With new technology, you could basicaslly find anything you need, but at the same time, personal infois impeded on.

VI. Journal

Furbys Kik Bootay!.....3-13/ March 10

I. I feel that the biggest con of technology is also one of the biggest pros. Technology allows people to contact others anywhere in the world, but this could prevent people from going around the world and seeing all its beauty.

II. In today's class discussion was focused of different types of technology. We discussed which types of technology are important and which types are just dumb and pointless. Some of the things found important were the telephone, cpu, and tv. Phones are important because you can easily keep in touch with family, friends, and emergencies. The computer and tv give you the ability to see information about things going on in the world and also entertain. Dumb things were like furbys and slinkys. Both items were pointless in the fact that they did not help you at all. For example, a slinky just goes down stairs and furbys talk their stupid gibberish language.

III. I learned that much of the technology available on the market is needless. There are actually very few things you need to live a decent in-touch life.

IV. I would like to know if furbys are still made.

V. I feel that the frivulous trivial technolgies are good for the people. These little pointless technologies are the means by which people are kept busy and out of trouble.

VI. Journal

Pros and Cons....3-12/March 8

I. I guess the things that robots would excrete would include: nuts, bots, screws, smoke, apple juice, feces, battery fluid, oil, and gasolina

II. Today in class we kept along with discussing technology and ethics. The main focus of today was to discuss pros and cons of developing different types of technology. We discussed how like it makes work easier, but at the same time it takes jobs. Or it makes buying on internet easier, but you can also have all your personal information stolen. Basically, it is up to you whether to go with technology because all the pros and cons cancel out.

III. I learned today that you can be on some list that prevents you from gettingt annoying junk emails from businesses.

IV. I wonder what the biggest con of technology is?

V. I feel that in the future, the world needs to use the technology very carefully because if we depend to much on technology, we would be in trouble if it starts to become inoperable.

VI. Journal

Robots AGAIN!!!!!!!.....3-11/ March 6

I. I found out that the robotics team did pretty decent and they even got this cool little glass trophy

II. First we started out class with Mr Couillard talking about his weekend at the robotics competition. The team did pretty good but got beat by Midlo and some flappy headed canadian team. He showed us all these cool pictures of the competition, and he showed us pics of the great hank west. Then we went on to a discussion of robot ethics. We had a discussion and whiteboarded our wksht questions. The discussion consisted of questions like should robots excrete "stuff" or should they be used militarily. It was a very interewsting discussion.

III. I learned that I think robots are dumb especially if they are going to be excreting byproductrs on my earth!

IV. I want to know type of byproducts robots could excrete.

V. I feel that there should be loimits placed on the deevelopment of robots. I feel that robots could make humans lazier, then take all the human's jobs, and fiinally as a last part of their plan, try for world domination. But then I will be there to lead a revolution and I will become known as the hero who defeated the robots.

VI. Journal

Robots Baby!!!!....3-10/ March 2

I. I know that many tutors run between 25 to 50 bucks per hour and that in most places, free tutoring is available by volunteers.

II. Today i almost cried because my dear ol' Coolyard was absent...but he had a valid replacement. Coolyard was at some synergy robot competiotion at VCU, where I am planning to go as a robot rowdy. The substitute was the Rileynator, aka Mr. Riley the slacker. All he did the whole time was do Su-Doku puzzles (lololol!), but at least he let us do watever. Our day's assignment wat to use cpu's to research these robot ethics things. Me Steven hunter and kate all worked toghether, got it done fast, i did my hw, and slrpt for an hour.....zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

III. I learned that if you ever want to have it easy...be a substitute and do Su-Doku all day....jkjkjkjk!

IV. I want to know how the robotics team did in the VCU competition.

V. After studying robot ethics today, I feel that robots are things that should be monitored closely because if they get 2 smart, they will take over the whole world!

VI. Journal and Robot Research

Cheating as Usual...3-9/February 28

I. Well, lets see, a buttload of kids cheat

II. We just talked more concerning that case study and what is cheating when it comes to that college guy writing the paper with his tutor. We whiteboarded all that shiath. Then we had that strong discussion about the competition between cheaters and non-cheaters.

III. I learned that some people in my class do not let others have turns to speak... cough!

IV. I want to know what a tutor costs.

V. I feel that people should just ignore stupid cheaters because as long as you do your best, who cares what stupid cheating biatches are doing. Your best should carry huge integrity. Also, I feel that many of the kids in class are hypocrits, because they talk crap about cheating, when all they ever do is cheat. Gosh darn hypocrits!

VI. Journal

Daniel Turko/2-24-06/3-8...........More Cheating

I.What I found out is that most of the time when a student breaks the honor code in college, they are kicked out of that school. In other cases, students who had broken honor codes were stripped of any scholarships or even suspended from the college.

II. Today we continued with our long discussion of questions in section 2.1 in the collge life book. The main discussion today was centered around whether you should turn someone in for cheating or not. Some people in the class thought that it was not their responsibility to report people who cheated. They felt that it was the job of the cheater to come forward because the burden is on the cheater and nobody else. Also, that you should only focus on your work and perform at your hardest, ignoring those who cheat. Saying who cares what others do, if I just worry about my work I will be fine. Then, there were the people who said that they would definitely turn in cheaters. These people felt that it was not fair for others to cheat while they are working fairly. That cheaters should not always be able to get by successfully through cheating without being caught. This discussion definitely drew a fine line between people on the issue of cheating.

III. I never knew that in some cases the colleges actually review the cheating of students, considering whether they had an unfair advantage due to large class sizes, or something of that nature.

IV. I am wonder what the statistics are for students that cheat in high school and in college.

V. I have a strong opinion on what you should do if you encounter a cheater. I feel you should take no responsibility in turning them in, and leave the burden on their shoulders. You should mind only to your work and do the best that you can. And if you can not be satisfied by your hardest work alone, then you will be sucked into cheating also. Because if you can not get something through your hardest work you will ultimately resort to cheating.

VI. -JOURNAL

VII. N/A

Daniel Turko/ 2-22-06/ 3-7.....Cheating

I. I actually did find that all the places that had rules had all the same ones, they are.....
Rule One:
If you pull into my driveway and honk you'd better be delivering a package, because you're sure not picking anything up.


Rule Two:
You do not touch my daughter in front of me. You may glance at her, so long as you do not peer at anything below her neck. If you cannot keep your eyes or hands off of my daughter's body, I will remove them.


Rule Three:
I am aware that it is considered fashionable for boys of your age to wear their trousers so loosely that they appear to be falling off their hips. Please don't take this as an insult, but you and all of your friends are idiots. Still, I want to be fair and open minded about this issue, so I propose his compromise: You may come to the door with your underwear showing and your pants ten sizes too big, and I will not object. However, in order to ensure that your clothes do not, in fact, come off during the course of the date with my daughter, I will take my electric nail gun and fasten your trousers securely in place to your waist.


Rule Four:
I'm sure you've been told that in today's world, sex without using a "barrier method" of some kind can kill you. Let me elaborate, when it comes to sex, I am the barrier, and I will kill you.


Rule Five:
It is usually understood that in order for us to get to know each other, we should talk about sports, politics, and other issues of the day. Please do not do this. The only information I require from you is when you expect to have my daughter safely back at my house, and the only word I need from you on this subject is "early."


Rule Six:
I have no doubt you are a popular fellow, with many opportunities to date other girls. This is fine with me as long it is okay with my daughter. Otherwise, once you have gone out with one of my little girls, you will continue to date no one but her until she is finished with you. You might have heard about her other two sisters, but you will not look. If you make her cry, I make you cry.

Rule Seven:
As you stand in my front hallway, waiting for my daughter to appear, and more than an hour goes by, do not sigh and fidget. If you want to be on time for the movie, you should not be dating. My daughter is putting on her makeup, a process that can take longer than painting the Golden Gate Bridge. Instead of just standing there, why don't you do something useful, like changing the oil in my car?


Rule Eight:
The following places are not appropriate for a date with my daughter: Places where there are sofas, beds, or anything softer than a wooden stool. Places where there are no parents, policemen, or nuns within eyesight. Places where there is darkness. Places where there is dancing, holding hands, or happiness. Places where the ambient temperature is warm enough to induce my daughter to wear shorts, tank tops, midriff T-shirts, or anything other than overalls, a sweater, and my old Army Field Jacket - zipped up to her throat. Movies with a strong romantic or sexual theme are to be avoided; movies which feature power tools are okay. Hockey games are okay. Old folks homes are better.


Rule Nine:
Do not lie to me. I may appear to be a middle-aged, gray-headed, dimwitted has-been. But on issues relating to my daughter, I am the all-knowing, merciless god of your universe. If I ask you where you are going and with whom, you have one chance to tell me the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. I have a shotgun, a shovel, and a half acre behind the house. Do not trifle with me.


Rule Ten:
Be afraid. Be very afraid. It takes very little for me to drift back a few years to my Army days and mistake the sound of your car in the driveway for a hostile vehicle. Whenever I hear engines at night, the voices in my head frequently tell me to clean the weapons, probably as I wait for you to bring my daughter home. As soon as you pull into the driveway you should exit your car with both hands in plain sight. Announce the perimeter password, relay in a clear voice that you have brought my daughter home safely and early, then return to your car - there is no need for you to come inside. The camouflaged face at the window is mine

II. Today during class we revisited a topic that we worked on a few weeks ago. We got back our questions for case study 2.1 in the college life book. After that, we whiteboarded and discussed the answers we all had. We got into a deep discussion, and only finished 3 questions. The main focus of the discussion was cheating and integrity of people. We first talked about honesty of people, and how important that is in places like college. Then, we talked about if there are reasons that justify cheating in certain situations. After that, we discussed the effictiveness and purpose of an honor code in schools. Thats as far as we got because everyone had a lot to say about every topic.

III. I actually found out today that a majority of people do not take the honor code seriously, and only see it as some kind of joke.

IV. What has happened at colleges when students broke the honor code?

V. I have a strong opinion when it comes to the honor code. The honor code is something that I think people should take seriously. When you sign the pledge of honor, you are saying that you did not cheat. But, if you sign your name and did cheat you have lost all respectability. How is it possible to respect someone who can not even telll the truth when it comes to something little like schoolwork.

VI. -Journal

VII. N/A

Daniel Turko/2-16-06/3-6.....Documentaries

I. I researched on the internet, and I did not find a specific source that said there is an actual job for the study of communities. But if you think about it, the people who study different types of cultures around the world are in a way studying different communities.

II. Today in Ethics, we had a pretty fun class. Many people in the class were helping out with the wrestling tournament, so it would have been a waste to discuss new information. So instead, we ended watching more of the classes' documentaries. First, we watched the documentary about the meaning of life. To me, it did not really seem like a documentary because it was not portraying a clear message. It was just more so of an informational video on existentialism and transcedentalists. The next documentary that we watched was the one on pressure of getting into college, or making the grades. Bfeore we watched it, Britney and Jaclyn said it was bad, but I disagreed. The movie had a clear, distinct message and it was interesting. Then, we watched the documentary on high school love/relationships. This documentary was very good, but a little long. The group was able to use the techniques of deceptive filmmaking in order to get their point across. Finally, we started watching a documentary on stereotypes. This documentary was hillarious. Especially, when it showed Dunny being interviewed. I think they definitely proved that stereotypes are bad.

III. Today, I learned that there is actually a list of rules for fathers concerning the dating of their daughters. :)

IV. I am wondering of the list of rules for dating teenage daughters is an actual authentic set of rules, if it is the same all places you look.

V. I definitely had a distinct opinion when it came to the message in the stereotype documentary. I agree that stereotypes are bad. The reason that stereotypes are so bad is because they create disunity among people, and allow certain kids to be singled out.

VI. -Journal

VII. N/A

Daniel Turko/2-14-06/3-5..... Principles of Ethics and You Part 2

I. I did found out information on what I was wondering about concerning the Danish cartoons. Those cartoons were published all the way back in October. It seems weird and sketchy that people would just begin reacting to the cartoons.

II. In class today we spent most of our time going over the previous night's homework. We whiteboarded all the answers from the Principles of Ethics and You worksheet. The topics that we went over today were communities and character growth. We discussed exactly what a community was in our opinion, and how the community is run. Also, we talked about values involved in communities. Throughout the class we went into an in-depth lesson discussing what types of communities you will encounter, and which communities you will become a part of; whether it be school, work, friends, family, etc........

III. Today, I learned that as you get older your community will constantly change. For example, you may not always be involved with your college buddies forever.

IV. After today's lesson I was pondering on an idea involving communities. I began to wonder if there are actually people whos job it is to study various communties.

V. When it comes to communities, I have a pretty strong opinion on what one is. I believe a community is a certain group of people that share the same values, and work toghether to achieve common goals.

VI. -Journal

VII. N/A

Daniel Turko/ 2-10-06/3-4..........Danish Cartoon

I.So far the Danish government has kept quite quiet when it comes to the Mohammad cartoons. The PM of Denmark has not condemned the cartoons or stuck behind the cartoonist's freedom of press. Many Muslims are angered by this response, because they clearly want him to condemn the cartoons.

II. The main topic of discussion in today's class involved the conflict over the Danish cartoonist publishing cartoons depicting the prophet Mohammed. The belief of many Muslims is that there shall be no depictions of the prophet Mohammed. Recently, these cartoons have sparked many violent protests in Arab nations. The main dispute of this cartoon is whether the Cartoonist had the right to publish them or if the cartoonist went way to far offending a whole religion. We got into many discussionsa involving freedom of speech (press), double standards, & respect for religion. We also watched many clips of footage discussing the cartoon situation and read articles about it. Also, we actually got to see the cartoons that had offended so many. One of the pieces of footage we watched were from The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. In the clip they just made fun of all the violence that has erupted over a cartoon. Once the discussion was over, watched one of the documentaries about Christmas. We only watched a little of it, but it was maybe on the boring side(not to say that my group's wasn't). :)

III. The main cartoon offending so many Muslims, was a picture of the prophet Mohammed wearing a bomb on his head instead of a turban.

IV. I want to know exactly when the cartoons depicting Mohammad were published. I wonder why all these people have just began rioting.

V. I have a distinct opinion when it comes to the cartoon issue. My belief is that the cartoonist who published the cartoons had the freedom to make the cartoons. I believe that the rioters, or those offended are definitely overreacting in this situation. They need to learn to respect the freedom of others. Also, they are going back and publishing cartoons of the holocaust...and you do not see the whole country of Israel rioting.

VI. -Journal
-Ethics and You Worksheet

VII. N/A

Daniel Turko/2-8-06/3-3.....Principles of Ethics and You

I. I actually did find out how Michael and Kevin were able to get the interviews for their documentary. They used the technique of phantom question. They actually asked the people about The Rising Tides, they asked what they thought about Hurricane Katrina.

II. Today during class we started out with last night's homework. Mr. Couillard went around and checked the worksheets. We then whiteboarded and answered all the questions to that homework, Principles of Ethics and You. The topics covered in this worksheet were the greatest good, equal respect and the golden rule, and relationships. We ended up going into deep analysis of each topic. One of the topics we talked about for a while was, "what is good?" It was debated on whether good is doing something that has a positive outcome or if its doing something you would like done for you.....etc. After the discussion ended, we were able to watch the end of Michael and Kevin's movie. I thought that the movie was very funny and interesting. It was an excellent movie and the only flaw in it was that on some interviews, they prolonged it, and it got kind of boring. Overall, it was a great class.

III. Today I learned an interesting fact concerning the problem over the Danish catoonist's portrayal of Mohammad. I found out that in retaliation an Iranian newspaper is going to print cartoons about the Holocaust. But that is strange, since Irans leader believes that the Holocaust never happened.

IV. I would like to know what the Danish Goverment's stance is concerning the cartoon and rioting.

V. I had a distinct opinion when we talked about what is "good" in class. I believe that good is something that has positive outcomes for any person. Whether you be helping 1 person or 1 billion people, an action that follows with positive outcome is definitely "good."

VI. -Journal
-Read Article

VII. N/A

Daniel Turko/ 2-6-06/3-2/........Turn It in & a Documentary

I. In the movie Michael Moore Hates America, Mooe is asked if he will do an interview for the movie. Moore then says that he only appears in his own movies. Though, Michael Moore lied because he has appeared in several movies that were not his, i.e. Fever Pitch. So Moore lied.

II. Today we started off by going over the Turnitin.com accounts we created and we talked about how the web site would be used. The internet site will be used for us to turn in our assignments and homework over the internet. We then took turns in our groups accessing our accounts and completing a trial assignment. We just typed a random paper to Mr. Couillard using the site to see if it worked properly. After that we watched one of the classes' documentaries. It was Michael and Kevin's documentary. It was actually a mockumentary about a boy band going through stardom and downfall. We did not finish it though. So far, it is hillarious.

III. I learned today that the Turnitin.com web site has a special feature. It can check your assignments to track down any plaigirism. I thought it was kinda neat.

IV. I wonder how Kevin and Michael really interviewed the random people that were in their movie. I wonder when they asked them when the people were sayin it was horrible (reffering to incidents in The Rising Tides).

V. One thing this class prompted me to think about was the increasing use of the internet in our assignments. I think the turnitin.com is a cool service, but I also think some students will abuse it. I think they will make up excuses like, "My internet broke," in order to escape completing assignments.

VI. - Journal
- Principles of Ethics and You WKSHT

VII. N/A