Semester TWO, Blog #8

(Will ADD MORE!... I'll Try To..)

Barack Hussein Obama
- Stimulus packages

- Trying to bring back the troops from Iraq

- 700 billion dollar bailout

- Hands-on government

- Better health care

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- FDR was adamant about helping people and changing the economy, and he compared it to a “war against the emergency”

- FDR was willing to confront congress aggressively

- Created Social Security and the FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation) to safeguard the people

- Made disability benefits available to the disabled

- Established the REA (Rural Electrification Administration) to bring power to rural communities

- He brought us the New Deal: new agencies, new policies, new bills, passed

- He started broadcasting on the radio (“Fireside chats”), to reassure the public and gained even
more popularity as a result

- He was very approachable, warm, caring, involved, and reassuring

- People seemed to like his ideas better because he was focused on the people

- Big picture

- Endorsing new governing philosophy; government should serve the people by getting involved/taking action

- Higher expectations for govenrment thatn the people

- Almost assassinated

Semester TWO, Blog #7

I believe that my company would have sunk. Being that my company was a non-profit organization, they thrived on for profit organization, which would cause them to fall. It would cause them to fall because if the for profits were running out of business and loosing money, then that would mean that non profits--which is the org. where I had my internship--wouldn't be able to support themselves because they wouldn't have the money. My internship also depended on consumers. If the consumers weren't buying products then the company would loose money which cause them to give smaller org's less money then they usually would donate. Or they wouldn't have any money to donate at all.

Semester TWO, Blog #6

Muley:

"I got her! If ever a man got a does of the spirit, I got her! Got her all of a flash!"

"His movements were jerky and quick."

"I'll be aroun' till hell freezes over. There ain't nobody can run a guy name of graves outa this country. An' they ain't done it neither."

"I tell ya, men, I'm stayin'. They aint gettin' rid a me. If they through me off, ill come back....I ain't a-goin'. My pa come here fifty years ago. An' i ain't a-goin'."

These show that Muely is a crazy red neck. Since he didnt come into contact at all with anyone due to the fact he ran from the cops, so this caused him to be little insane in the brain.

Photo Essay

This is the building where I worked for the course of my internship. This was where I setup up the computers and installed hardware. I would unhook my seat belt with my right hand; walked up to the door to where I proved myself each time I crossed the threshold and I greeted each staff member in the building. I made my way to the kitchen for the coffee, my morning wake up call. Immediately, Mac McGee—Executive Director of All Congregations Together (ACT)—called my name and I hurried to his office. On my way there I wiped the crust out of my eyes my eyes and hoped that there wasn’t any trace of sleep in them. “Hello!” my mentor, Mac, said, “Well today we are going on a trip. I want to show you the transportation part of this organization.” I just nodded and turned to the kitchen yearning for the fresh coffee. I quickly turned back as he look up at me. I smiled back.




This is called the Writers Block located in the back of the Southeastern Teen Center; where kids can go graffiti and express themselves legally. Every time I head to the office, I see this work of art. My mentor introduced me to Lamar Jackson, the Executive Director of The Southeastern Teen Center, who helped create Writers Block. I’ve seen some of the other teens that come here and make their art piece. Some of the things on the other side of that wooden wall are just awe-breathtaking. I was amazed by the things that I saw and when I began think of layout designs and different other graphic designs for the computers. I would just think about the time I saw this and this began to inspire me to setup the display screens along with the tower designated to a certain staff member because of the way they want their complete set to look like. During this time I envisioned cups of coffee up on the wall of writers block. Hallucinating from the lack of caffeine like daydream of me at a restaurant drink coffee with a cup of coffee.




These are the brand new computers that were donated to the organization. I replaced these with the old profiles that were previously there. Having to work on these for most of my time at internship was a wonderful and great experience. Whenever there was a problem I was the one they went to for help, and that felt really good because it was nice for people who usually wouldn’t ask for my help needed my there. I had to transfer all of the information from the old profiles and put them on these brand new ones that were donated to them. I put the latest Microsoft office 2007 on there and various other software products. I truly believed that my mentor was very pleased with the progress I made during the course of my internship, as he thanked me and told me what a great job I did on the computers. “Ok so what I want you to do is take out these old profiles,” my mentor began, “and put in the newer donated ones that are in the warehouse”. And those were my only two tasks to do, in the beginning. So even though that was just a general objective, one thing still bounced around in my mind. How am I going to do this? First thing I did was ask what I was supposed to check for. Then I configured a list and made another checklist for the software and hardware that I put on each of the ten computers. I started tackling my test.




These are the old profiles that I took out and put in the warehouse. These profiles have only 8GB of memory and 128MB of RAM plus another 64MB RAM chip inserted. When I first took a look at these old computers I noticed instantly the lack of up-to-date technology. My mentor had to put one or two more extra sticks of RAM in to the computer and still only had 256MB of RAM total. When I switched out these old computers with the newer ones, I felt good that I was able to help with the process of updating the office. There are things that they couldn’t do quickly enough in a timely manner with these profiles. They were extremely slow and they couldn’t bring up a program like Microsoft Word or the Internet Browser. A snail could get across a 2-inch bridge faster than I could open the program.. Switching out these computers was a breeze, at least until I had to transfer the information over to the new Dell’s that were in the other room. Thinking of transferring things, I want to transfer the coffee into a cup with some creamer. Would my coffee break ever come?




This is Mrs. Blanca Lara, 93, whom I helped so she could see her husband. I thought if ACT weren’t there to provide the services she needed, she would most likely have to take public transportation. Ever since I helped her into the car, she would talk her mouth away. But it wasn’t random awkward things she said. They were stories that flowed together. I remember one thing the most. She said that she wished she had more kids because her only son, I believe, lives in Las Vegas, Nevada and can’t help care for her and her husband. As a result she lives in a senior citizen home by herself. When my mentor asked me what I thought, I said, “I had just thought, what if we, meaning this organization, weren’t here to provide her with the transportation services? How would she get to where she needed to be? That would mean that she would have to take public transportation; and a 93 yr. old woman taking public transportation just doesn’t sound right or safe at all.” Thinking of the transportation I look out the window, and see a Star Bucks. I am quickly reminded of those wondrous images that I once put away.

Semester TWO, Blog #5

1. Front Page of Lynn's DP
- I like her front page because of the simplicity it has yet it's very detailed. she explains a lot about herself in a way that's isn't too hard to follow with different gadgets in the way flying across the screen; its very professional

2. Corey's Internship Photo Essay Page
- The same thing with this one. He has pictures of different things he did. I noticed that he had a photo of him at internship on the computer. I haven't seen this layout before so this is unique in its simplicity while portraying who he is. it's very organized nothing it out of order; its structural and format is really good.

3. D'Vaughn's Blog
- Her blog is really well thought out. To me it looks as if she built it from scratch. It's very descriptive, with very simple content. She has complex words that suffice. Overall her blog, I say, would be a perfect example for a blog to be like.

Semester TWO, Blog #4

My hopes for this project is that I will be able to get the in between due dates during the process of this project completed, and met. I hope that it goes smoothly and I don't get distracted by little things that could be easily avoided. I hope I get as much critiques as I possibly can so my work will show how much effort I put into it. My goal for Ampersand is to show off my best work. I want to be able to look at my work in the book, and not second guess it; not say things like maybe I should've did or said this, maybe I should've change this and said it like that. My greatest goal is to look back at this project as say "that is my work in that book". My ambition is to gain more knowledge in the humanities subject. To gain more knowledge about what ampersand is all about and new, improved and better writing tips.

Semester TWO, Blog #3

Interview of MAC McGee

Willie J. McGee makes extraordinary contributions to our community in his role as the Executive Director at All Congregations Together (ACT.) Mac‘s excellent leadership ability is evidenced through ACT’s award winning community services to underserved families and local businesses. ACT has served in excess of 20 organizations and agencies as well as provided over 1,000,000 trips for seniors, youth and individuals with limited means via the ComLink Vanpool and Transportation Services. MAC is a significant Diamond Community Fund Investor with (Jacobs center Neighborhood Innovation JCNI and greatly involved in the Village Center Design Project. MAC received recognition and commendation from the California State Assembly for his 10 years of hard work and commitment to the California Community Renewal Summit. Prior to forming ACT in 1996, MAC worked for the Federal Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as a GM-15. He has over thirty years experience in various forms of transportation and related community services. He is a San Diego State University Community Economic Development graduate, undergrad in engineering, and a Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA.)

MAC McGee is a tall, slim man with broad shoulders. He’s somewhat quiet with a smooth walk that makes him look graceful as if he walks in mid-air. Very involved in community activities: like the Census Bureau, and the RTP of 2050. He has an audio/video studio and ham radio station in his home. He takes photos and records video presentations in his spare time. It helps his company to know things about video and audio. He’s someone who likes to see things in black and white. Extremely educated, full of wisdom, and ready to pour out wise things to those who want to be wise. Formed ACT because a number of people in his church needed work-related resources.

Q: Where did you grow up?

A: Grew up in Ohio, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Michigan. Mom and dad past away. Youngest of the siblings. Lived wherever old siblings lived. My siblings, older sisters and brothers, had kids and grew up with their kids more than them (siblings).

Q: How low have you been interested in engineering?

A: Always interested in engineering. It was easy. I didn’t want to play basketball, I was clumsy! I’m lazy that’s why I chose it. If I didn’t have this organization, there would be a lot of people with ways to go anywhere. It was easy for him. Says he has an analytical mind, likes to analyze things.

Q: How did this organization come about?

A: Working at a church and people kept coming in with needs, but church couldn’t help, them. That’s how he formed it. Esther, my daughter, was their when it was formed. And has been with them since 1996.

Q: What were of up and downs of having this organization?

A: Its always been funding. Just being able to have enough revenue to provide the services. Especially when you’re a non-profit. That’s always been a struggle and problem. You provide the service, but go else where to get the money. ACT has benefitted because they have government contracts to support their needs. Not all non-profits have government contracts. We have it because we do a lot of technical stuff; a lot of other non-profits do that type of stuff.

Semester TWO Blog #2

Willie J. McGee makes extraordinary contributions to our community in his role as the Executive Director at All Congregations Together (ACT.) MAC‘s excellent leadership ability is evidenced through ACT’s award winning community services to underserved families and local businesses. ACT has served in excess of 20 organizations and agencies as well as provided over 1,000,000 trips for seniors, youth and individuals with limited means via the ComLink Vanpool and Transportation Services. MAC is a significant Diamond Community Fund Investor with JCNI and greatly involved in the Village Center Design Project. MAC received recognition and commendation from the California State Assembly for his 10 years of hard work and commitment to the California Community Renewal Summit. Prior to forming ACT in 1996, MAC worked for the Federal Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as a GM-15. He has over thirty years experience in various forms of transportation and related community services. He is a San Diego State University Community Economic Development graduate and has a Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA.)

Semester TWO, Blog #1

Ampersand 52-55 Interview
Ampersand 70-75 Interview

A really good interview I would say is a blend of many different things, like information that's related to the topic but it does not make the reader swamped with so much to read. The finished product must also have some pictures to get the reader's attention, so that they become distracted while reading. When composing an interview, I think it's better and easier to begin the interview by providing a little bit about the person, who is the person being interviewed and possibly have some additional questions and answers. What really makes these types of writing's is if the reader is able to grasp and understand the key point and reason of the interview and still be able to take some quotes or anything they find mind grabbing from the writing.