04/30/08 DAILY POST

Today all that i did was a lot of mailing to new members of amnesty. :)

04/29/08 DAILY POST

Today i did not went to internship because i was not feeling good. :(

04/28/09 DAILY POST

Today i started on a mini project in which i had to do research in different high schools thatr were located in Philadelphia. Ihad to find the school's address, phone number, fax number, name of the principal and all of those sort of things, that took all of my time for that day.

DAILY POST 04/21/08

Today i had to come to my internship because i could not come on thursday, so i had to make up the hours. Today again i had a whole lot of mailing to do, Karen and I mailled about 7 boxes full of materials for a big conference that is taking place next week and i besides that had to do minor mailing to people that had requested materials and to people that were new to the program. So it was not a bad day.

DAILY POST 04/16/08

Today i was doing a lot of mailing to people that asked for materials and people that were new to the program. So all that i did was mailing. '_'

DAILY POST 04/15/08

Today, just like yesterday i've been doing more reading, so you can imagine the big headache that i have right now. Even though i have been doing a lot of readin, i can not complain about it because the books that i have been reading are pretty good books with very nice messages, so i have been having a good time reading... :)

DAILY POST 04/12/08

Before i tell you about the things that i have done today, i'm going to tell you a story that hopefully would evoke feelings in you as much as it did in me.
There was a girl named Sedania who once had a beautifull life, a life that everyone wanted. She had a beautiful loving family, great friends and an incredible boyfriend which she loved very much, she had everything that she could ever ask for, until a terrible tragedy stiked her life and destroyed for ever. Sedania and her family were on a trip to visit the rest of the family for christmas, her boyfriend had come with them because christmas was very important to Sedania. On the way to her aunt's house they had a terribly accident caused by a drunk driver, the car in which Sedania, her boyfriend and family were traveling was hit by a big truck (the driver of the truck was drunk and was driving asleep). Her car was badly hit, her parents even though they were wearing a seat belt fled out of the car and died instantly, what was left of the car fell into a lake and her boyfriend died triying to get her out of the car. Miraculously Sedania survived the accident, but she had lost everything that she had ever loved. She spent over a year in a coma and when she finally had awaken she realized that she was left alone in the world that everything that she had ever loved was gone, she was devastated. Her aunt who cared about her very much decided to bring her to the United States to help her recover and move on with her life. When Sedania arrived to the U.S she did not wanted to live, why should she, she had lost everything that she loved, she did not had anything left, but she decided that if was the only one that had survived that horrible accident was because God wanted her to something good with her life besides she remembered that Leo gave his life to save hers, so she could not give up now, she had to live for him.
She decide that no matter how much it hurt her that her family was gone she had to move on with her life. She started college and she made a lot of friend and as time went on she realized that she was feeling a lot better, that her life did not hurt as much. She met a guy named Alan who like her had a very traumatic life, they became very close friends so close that they shared everything with each other. He had told her about his horrible girlfriend, how much he loved her no matter how bad she was to him. Sedania could feel his pain because even though she did not wanted to she was falling in love with him. She tried so hard to help him realize that that girl was not good for him, that he deserved someone better that. Until one day he found out that she was cheating on him and they broke up. Sedania was so loving to him, she wanted to help him forget about her, she wanted her to see how much she loved him, but he just never did. Short after she had found out that the Devil as she called her was pregnant and that Alan had decided to take her back; when she lokked at him she could see how happy he was because of that..... Sedanai felt so depressed and became so angry at him for taking her back, for not trusting her, for not telling her that he had impregnated her. She was so angry that she never spoke to him again, she felt so much rage inside her that she did not wanted to see him ever again. She knew that he was not worth it because he was not smart enough to see that she had feelings for him, that she actually cared about him, she cared about him so much, but still she could not get him out of her head, she loved him too much to do so. She hated the Evil for carrying his baby inside of her and for having him, for having something that she knew would never have. Today she still feels the same way about him, and she wants him out of her system so bad, but she just can't get him out, no matter what she does... she can't.

Today I had to finish evaluating the books that karen gave me to read. After that she gave me more stuff to read, so i have spent the whole afternoon reading. great, right??

WEEKLY VOCABULARY

1. Word / Phrase: GLIMMERS

Meaning: A dim or intermittent flicker or flash of light.

Context:From a book called MIXING IT, part of one of my assignaments

2. Word / Phrase: SUMMONED

Meaning: To call together.

Context:From a book called MIXING IT, part of one of my assignaments

3. Word / Phrase: SOWING

Meaning:To scatter (seed) over land, earth, etc.

Context: From a book called MIXING IT, part of one of my assignaments

4. Word / Phrase: PROCESSION

Meaning: The act of moving along or proceeding in orderly succession or in a formal and ceremonious manner, as a line of people, animals, vehicles, etc.

Context: From a book called MIXING IT, part of one of my assignaments

5. Word / Phrase: JIGS

Meaning: A device for guiding a tool or for holding machine work in place.

Context:From a book called MIXING IT, part of one of my assignaments

6. Word / Phrase: POLKAS

Meaning: A piece of music for such a dance or in its rhythm.

Context:From a book called MIXING IT, part of one of my assignaments

7. Word / Phrase: WHIRLING

Meaning: To revolve rapidly about a center or an axis.

Context:From a book called MIXING IT, part of one of my assignaments

8. Word / Phrase: DUVET

Meaning: A usually down-filled quilt, often with a removable cover; comforter.

Context:From a book called MIXING IT, part of one of my assignaments

9. Word / Phrase: TWITCHED

Meaning: To draw, pull, or move suddenly and sharply.

Context:From a book called MIXING IT, part of one of my assignaments

10. Word / Phrase: HEAVING

Meaning: To raise or lift with effort or force

Context: From a book called MIXING IT, part of one of my assignaments


11. Word / Phrase: BLEARY

Meaning: Blurred or dimmed, as from sleep or weariness.

Context:From a book called MIXING IT, part of one of my assignaments


12. Word / Phrase: SCOWL

Meaning: To draw down or contract the brows in a sullen, displeased, or angry manner.

Context:From a book called MIXING IT, part of one of my assignaments


13. Word / Phrase: SWAM

Meaning: To move, rest, or be suspended in air as if swimming in water.

Context:From a book called MIXING IT, part of one of my assignaments


14. Word / Phrase: FOOTIE

Meaning: Informal.

Context:From a book called MIXING IT, part of one of my assignaments


15. Word / Phrase: STUBBLE

Meaning: such stumps collectively.

Context:From a book called MIXING IT, part of one of my assignaments


16. Word / Phrase: TRUFFLED

Meaning: Any of several subterranean, edible, ascomycetous fungi of the genus Tuber.

Context:From a book called MIXING IT, part of one of my assignaments


17. Word / Phrase: CRUMPLED

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Context:From a book called MIXING IT, part of one of my assignaments


18. Word / Phrase: TROUSERS

Meaning:

Context:From a book called MIXING IT, part of one of my assignaments


19. Word / Phrase: CLUMPED

Meaning:

Context:From a book called MIXING IT, part of one of my assignaments


20. Word / Phrase: SHRUGGING

Meaning:

Context:From a book called MIXING IT, part of one of my assignaments


21. Word / Phrase: NAGGING

Meaning:

Context:From a book called MIXING IT, part of one of my assignaments


22. Word / Phrase: TOURNIQUET

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Context:From a book called MIXING IT, part of one of my assignaments


23. Word / Phrase: GLOBULE

Meaning:

Context:From a book called MIXING IT, part of one of my assignaments


24. Word / Phrase: THUMPED

Meaning:

Context:From a book called MIXING IT, part of one of my assignaments


25. Word / Phrase: LARK

Meaning:

Context:From a book called MIXING IT, part of one of my assignaments


26. Word / Phrase: SLURPED

Meaning:

Context:From a book called MIXING IT, part of one of my assignaments


27. Word / Phrase: DWELLINGS

Meaning:From a book called MIXING IT, part of one of my assignaments


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28. Word / Phrase: PADDED

Meaning:

Context:From a book called MIXING IT, part of one of my assignaments


29. Word / Phrase: LUSTROUS

Meaning:

Context:From a book called MIXING IT, part of one of my assignaments


30. Word / Phrase: APOLOGETIC

Meaning:

Context:From a book called MIXING IT, part of one of my assignaments


31. Word / Phrase: RELUCTANTLY

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Context:From a book called MIXING IT, part of one of my assignaments


32. Word / Phrase: PROSPECT

Meaning:

Context:From a book called MIXING IT, part of one of my assignaments


33. Word / Phrase: HURLED

Meaning:

Context:From a book called MIXING IT, part of one of my assignaments


34. Word / Phrase: WRENCHED

Meaning:

Context:From a book called MIXING IT, part of one of my assignaments


35. Word / Phrase: FLAILING

Meaning:

Context:From a book called MIXING IT, part of one of my assignaments


36. Word / Phrase: MASONRY

Meaning:

Context:From a book called MIXING IT, part of one of my assignaments


37. Word / Phrase: DREADFUL

Meaning:

Context:From a book called MIXING IT, part of one of my assignaments


38. Word / Phrase: WINCING

Meaning:

Context:From a book called MIXING IT, part of one of my assignaments


39. Word / Phrase: LOLLED

Meaning:

Context:From a book called MIXING IT, part of one of my assignaments


40. Word / Phrase: CROUCHED

Meaning:

Context:From a book called MIXING IT, part of one of my assignaments


41. Word / Phrase: HEAP

Meaning:

Context:From a book called MIXING IT, part of one of my assignaments


42. Word / Phrase: INERT

Meaning:

Context:From a book called MIXING IT, part of one of my assignaments


43. Word / Phrase: DISLODGE

Meaning:

Context:From a book called MIXING IT, part of one of my assignaments


44. Word / Phrase: GASH

Meaning:

Context:From a book called MIXING IT, part of one of my assignaments


45. Word / Phrase: TRICKLE

Meaning:

Context:From a book called MIXING IT, part of one of my assignaments


46. Word / Phrase: SLURRED

Meaning:

Context:From a book called MIXING IT, part of one of my assignaments


47. Word / Phrase: THRASHING

Meaning:

Context:From a book called MIXING IT, part of one of my assignaments


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Context:From a book called MIXING IT, part of one of my assignaments


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Context:From a book called MIXING IT, part of one of my assignaments

MIDPOINT REFLECTION QUESTIONS

How has the internship been the same as and/or different than your expectations?
My internship has not been anything at all that i expected. It has been even better, i've learneed so many great skill that i will be able to use for the rest of my life. Skills like reading faster and better, working at a office, working with other people, follow directions from my mentor, and others.

What is similar and different about the culture of the school environment versus the workplace environment? What new skills have you learned that apply to the workplace?
There is nothing of IHS culture up in here, everything is just too different... People are not very socializing with one another, and everything that you see there is a little too American.

What kind of relationship do you have with your mentor and co-workers? How have you grown as a result of interacting with professional adults?
I think that i have a very professional relationship with my mentor and some of my co-workers, except of the guys that work in the mailing department with them i have a more non-professioinal relatioship, they are very nice people. I think that i have learned to interact with older people without feeling weird, like a kid, i think that i have become more mature, i have grown more as a person.

What challenges at the internship have you faced that you have overcome and how did you overcome them?
Challenges that i have faced at my internship would be trying to meet the deadline and do quality work at the same time. I have overcome this situation by focusing completely, whenever i have a big important assignment i start right away, take it home, do it in the subway and at my other job.

What challenges have you faced in school as a result of the altered schedule and how are you handling them?
Since my internship started i have had a very hard time completting....


What goals are you working to accomplish during the remainder of the internship?
The only goal that i have for that internship is to leave a good impresion on my mentors and in the rest of the people that i have worked with.


What new things have you learned about New York City?
I have learned that it has great places to eat, that it is a beautiful place but it also has ugly places.

DAILY POST 04/08/-08

Today i had to finish inserting new people into the database and after that i got to take a little break where i got to finish my english HW. Later Karen introducced us to our mini project that is to read several books, some are big and others are small and from those books we had to see if they had HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS contents, write something like a summary and see what type of audience was the book for.

DAILY POST 04/07/08

Today was a pretty busy day. Since my mentor Karen has just arrived from her vacations she had a lot of work to do, and so did I. The first thing that i had to do was to insert new people that had decided to become members of AIUSA into the database. After that I had to send them information about the organization, i had to make so many packages :(, but i got it done. After that i had to go to the mailroom and prepare all of the packages and then send them off.

DAILY POST 04/10/08

Today i did not had time for anything, not even to go to the cafeteria to get a cup of te. i was assigned A LOT of work. i was given 3 books, for those 3 books i had to do the following:
1. Read the book.
2. On a separate piece of paper i had to write what Human Right was mentioned and how relevant was the information about that Human Right.
3. I had to categorize the book, meaning that i had to say who was the perfect audience for this book
4. Write a summary of the book
5. Give my opinion of the book
I have only finished one of the books. :(

WEEKLY VOCABULARY 03-31-08

1. Word / Phrase: HEATHENISM

Meaning: A belief or practice of heathens

Context: Vocab word from SAT

2. Word / Phrase: INSINUATINGLY

Meaning: Tending to instill doubts, distrust

Context: Vocab word from SAT

3. Word / Phrase: HAPHAZARDLY

Meaning: At random.

Context: Vocab word from SAT

4. Word / Phrase: GLEEFUL

Meaning: Full of exultant joy, delighted.

Context: Vocab word from SAT

5. Word / Phrase: PERMEATE

Meaning: To pass into or through every part of

Context: Vocab word from SAT

DAILY POST 04-03-08

Today was a so so class, the only thing that i had to do was send some packages out to the DEATH PENALTY supporters. After that i had nothing else to do. :(

SAILY POST 04-02-08

Today was a good day. I made my first letter today.

I had to create a letter to send out to other organizations that were fighting THE DEATH PENALTY together with other things such as a curriculum of the Death Penalty, and a Amnesty Magazine. This was one of my best days in here.

DAILY POST 04-01-08

I've got to say that today was not as exiting as it was yesterday, but it was ok. Today I had to keep looking for organizations that work on the DEATH PENALTY issue. I'm happy because I did not had to do as much reading as somedays because those readings always end up giving me head aches. After the search for those organizations i have nothing else to do. yupiiiiiiiiiiii