Anika R's SAS Blog (2015-22)

Hello Señor de las Casas, As you may have noticed, I have been removed by the government and this may be my only letter to you. Still, I want to ask a question, about the encomienda, though I may not receive the reply. The encomienda was created so the Spanish could control a section of (our/the) land of 'America', and all the Natives in this area would be protected by these people. I'm not sure if you know, but the Spanish in these lands are NOT living up to these standards! They have begun to take the Natives, my people, as slaves! This is unbelievable, and I know that once you see around you what is happening, you will be in awe. Slaves being tortured, burned, with no remorse, not even for the women or children! You need to act now, Señor! People will listen to you! You know that all humans, from here to Spain to anywhere in Africa, were created equal. I don't know why you think that the Native Americans are just 'sub-humans', and even if this was true isn...

It's the Future. The looming cold shadow, The smell of fear and loathe swallowing all life. Gentle hands Clawing at anything, Growing rougher, tougher, Sinking, falling, into nothing. Innocence choked. That flower Trampled on, Sideways, pressed into the ground. Thorns pricking, shouts echoing, That flower droops. Lower. Darker. That flower, This Earth, Lays crushed. Screams eased. Breathe. Gentle hands, Rising, rising up, Holding life, love, Saving life, love. Shielding life, love, Running through the storm, A desperate race to the eye. Voices cry, argue. Gentle hands scar. That flower, Life, love, Blooms. Thorns fall, Clattering on the  ground, to be forgotten. Shading your eyes, All hand in hand, Life saved love, Love saved life. It's the Future. A glittering wave of sunlight, A smile ready to save the world.

Today, I learned that even though I do wonder a lot, I wonder very vaguely. I still have questions on how exactly the last metal marble is pushed/projected out. I learned that my group is pretty tough to work with because since no one else would take charge to do tasks at the end, I had to either push them to do it or do it myself. I feel that the value of asking questions is that the questions help you search specifically what you were looking for in the demonstration/experiment.

Was my snack healthy? Justify why you say yes or no. Think about what we’ve talked about sugar and fats. Overall, my snack was healthy, but I used maple syrup which was only partly natural. I used blueberries as a natural sweetener instead of adding sugar and coconut milk has its own sweetness. When you choose a snack do you think about how healthy/unhealthy it is? Why or why not. I usually do. After school, my snake is a couple types of fruits with a glass of milk, with the occasional cookie/muffin. We have all sorts of snacks at home, some of which seem very healthy but actually are not, so I have to think about it.  Do you think food is meant to be eaten with other people? What are some effects of eating and socializing at the same time? It depends on who you are with and what you're talking about. If you are sitting with som eone who you don't want to eat with, you won't even be able to swallow your food properly. If you're sitting with your best friends...

^^ This is my ecological footprint ^^ ^^ This is my mom and dad's ecological footprint ^^  We noticed that the amount we have traveled by air (by plane), which was 100+ hours, took a heavy toll on my parents' footprints. We are not exactly sure how to lessen the number of hours traveled by air because most of the hours are from my father's business trips.

As of now, we know that Pangea broke apart because the plates (the ocean floor) was moving. Our assignment is to theorize how the ocean floor is moving using our prior knowledge. We know that there are trenches which outline the plates/ocean floor. New rocks are formed from these trenches. Age of Rocks Map  url Ocean Trench Maps  url But the new rocks can't be magically appearing out of no where. There must be something that creates the rocks, in turn moving the plates and continents. My idea is that beneath the Earth's crust (first layer), the layer of magma's movement creates volcanoes. Once the volcanoes erupt, the lava cools to form the new rock. The new rock pushes away the older rocks, moving the plates/ocean floor. This movement causes the continents to move.