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Week 15

Saturday, April 25th, 2009: 1657 words

Week 15:

A reflective blog evaluating the following:

1. Give students a level of expertise in the disciple of biblical studies.
The blogs incorporated a vast amount of information about the bible. The questions ranged from bible topics such as God’s house to when we feel that the world will end. In order to correctly and [...]

Week 11

Saturday, April 25th, 2009: 1250 words

Week 11- Blog

Today is Monday, April 13, 2009, to date no one has commented on my project. I will revisit this blog at a later date when I can respond to the comments.
April 21, 2009:

Thank you Mildred for commenting on my project. I am glad that you noticed that [...]

Week 8

Saturday, April 18th, 2009: 2285 words

Jennifer Pellittieri
4009 Turtle Bayou Drive
Kenner, LA 70065

March 8, 2009

President Barack Obama
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20500

Dear Mr. President,

Do you know how many people went to bed hungry last night? Statistics about hunger are shocking! In the United States, 3.9 percent of U.S. households experience hunger. The range of [...]

Week 10

Saturday, April 18th, 2009: 686 words

Week 10 – Blog

Evaluation of 10 peoples’ projects:

1.) Leander Brumfield
2.) Whitney Cantrelle
3.) Melissa DeLoach
4.) Kimberly Freeman
5.) Marteena Girgis
6.) Emily Gray
7.) Yaesha Joseph
8.) Breannah Lemieux
9.) Christina Richardson
10) Shanee Turner

How do the biblical prophets relate to my project?

My project is World Hunger. Both the Old and New Testament make reference to the hungry and the poor. God [...]

Week 14

Saturday, April 18th, 2009: 1021 words

Week 14- Blog

Why do most Christians in history believe that the world will end in their lifetimes?

The world is constantly changing. Christians have been taught through Bible readings that the world will come to an end. Does the end mean the physical world as we know it or does it mean the end [...]

Week 13

Monday, April 13th, 2009: 1347 words

Week 13- Blog exactly what you have done to improve the world regarding your project.

When choosing a project, I wanted to choose an issue that was affecting people worldwide. I also wanted an issue that needed social change. Ultimately, I wanted to make a difference as a result of my project. Hunger is [...]

Week 12

Monday, April 13th, 2009: 1708 words

Week 12- How my project is coming along-

My project is progressing as planned. Flyers have been prepared and boxes have been covered and placed around the school where Xavier students can donate food for the hungry. Our appointment at Second Harvesters Food Bank has been booked and confirmed. Second Harvesters Food Bank is probably [...]

Week 11

Monday, April 13th, 2009: 45 words

Week 11- Blog

Today is Monday, April 13, 2009, to date no one has commented on my project. I will revisit this blog at a later date when I can respond to the comments.

Week 9

Monday, April 13th, 2009: 1092 words

Week 9:

My project to reduce and fight the problem of hunger in our society is evolving wonderfully. We have put out the boxes and flyers around Xavier’s campus so that Xavier’s students and faculty can contribute to our fight to reduce hunger in the world. The boxes that were put out are located in [...]

Statistics

Saturday, March 14th, 2009: 1293 words

Problem: Hunger

Where does starvation exist in the world today? Starvation is not just a problem in New Orleans, not only in Louisiana, not only in the United States, but starvation is a worldwide problem. The causes of starvation are numerous and complex, but poverty is the first and foremost leading cause of starvation. [...]

Week 6

Saturday, March 14th, 2009: 1211 words

Week 6-

Project Update: The importance and urgency of my project is becoming more relevant day by day. Ironically, the place where my group plans to volunteer services, The Second Harvesters Food Bank, was noted in the newspaper last week regarding the shortage of food at Second Harvesters as well as similar food banks throughout [...]

Logo and responses

Saturday, March 14th, 2009: 1146 words

This is my logo and representation that summarizes my project. This is the logo of the organization that we will be assisting to help distribute food to the hungry. This organization represents lending a helping hand to people that need it. I think that is the best representation that captures the idea of my project. [...]

Week 04: Comments!!

Sunday, February 8th, 2009: 250 words

Leander Brumfield
Kimberly Freeman
Shanee Turner
Melissa Deloach
Yaesha Joseph
Janet Le
Breannah Lemieux
Fatina Ramzi
Nia Uwaezuoke
Kai [...]

MY PROJECT

Sunday, February 1st, 2009: 84 words

The biggest problem that I feel I could help change in the would be the hungry. Katey James, Demetria White, and I are going to be working to eliminate  the hunger in the world. We will be starting a “Xavier Cares” can food drive. We will be educating people in society about why poverty exists [...]

Week 3: My Project

Sunday, February 1st, 2009: 1107 words

Last week, I analyzed our country’s situation and listed the three biggest problems that I feel are facing our country today. After taking an in depth look at each of the three problems facing our country, I have decided that I can help and make a difference with the hunger problem in our society. Everyone [...]

3 Major Problems

Sunday, January 25th, 2009: 1108 words

There are many problems in the world today that need a considerable amount of attention and improvement in order to make our nation as a whole a lot better. The three major issues that I feel need immediate action are crime, the position of our economy, and the homeless society. All of these problems and [...]

Week 01

Sunday, January 18th, 2009: 1268 words

My Hurricane Katrina story was life changing. I will never forget that August day when the meteorologist came on the news and said that the hurricane was heading directly for New Orleans. Since I am from Chalmette, that was a scary statement and major concern for my family. We knew that we were [...]