Tuesday, January 25, 2011

BP2 QTR3: project reflection

My final project is probably going to end up as an ongoing goanimate animation. The reason I chose this project is because I like to animate things and I had no other ideas.  So I chose project 3.

The project is coming along a bit messily, because I have no plan.  I also haven't done much research, so I'm a bit in the dark.  I should collect info and dump it in a google doc.

I am getting my information by googleing it.  I copy and paste a question, then search it. After that I paste a link to a reliable source (.gov, ect.) that I found onto my google doc.

I expect to jump right into my project, but it seems to be that I have to know what I'm talking about.  I also did not think that I would receive any zeros before my projects was done.  Both of these happened anyway.

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Qtr3 Wk2 T-Shirt Travels

Moving into Africa is not easy.  You must learn skills like how to cook mealy meal, and how to carry water on your head.  And would you wonder if the people knew that the clothes US citizens donated end up on people all over Africa?  Dealers like Luka sell these clothes that YOU might have worn.  Its important to get clothes of good quality, so you can sell them for a high price; even if it means inspecting them.  Many Africans would like to go through school, but for Luka, the work was too tiring.  They call secondhand clothes "salaula."

Many Zambians think Americans are generous, giving them the secondhand clothes.  They also see them as role models, with their huge companies and corporations.  Most Zambians live off of america and other western countries.

What the Zambians would like are a few things we take for granted.
-A chance to see their children to grow up healthy
-To get out of poverty
-To get help, or get nothing.
-And for the world to pay back what it owes Africa.